AETNA CAS. & SUR. CO. v. HILLMAN

No. 85-3057.

796 F.2d 770 (1986)

AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY CO., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Michael A. HILLMAN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald O. Collins, John M. Holahan, Jr., New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Robert H. Schmolke, Edmund J. Schmidt, III, Baton Rouge, La., for Hillman.

Nel F. Vezina, Gretna, La., for James A. Freeman.

Howard Daigle, Jr., New Orleans, La., Docia L. Dalby, Baton Rouge, for GE Credit Corp.

Dennis C. Weber, Baton Rouge, La., for David Gyer.

Before GEE, RANDALL, and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.


GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Appellant United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company (USF&G) appeals the district court's grant of defendants' motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and its determination that the suit was in any event not appropriate for declaratory relief. We affirm.

Facts and Proceedings Below

In December 1983, a fire completely destroyed a 1973 Mitsubishi aircraft parked at the Iberville Parish Airport. The airplane...

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