BURNS v. WATLER

No. 90-1927.

931 F.2d 140 (1991)

William A. BURNS, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Jamie N. WATLER, etc. Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 26, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett Block, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs, appellants.

John W. McCarthy, with whom Edith A. Richardson and Rudman & Winchell, were on brief, Bangor, Me., for defendant, appellee.

Before BREYER, Chief Judge, ALDRICH and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Injuries sustained as a result of an automobile collision prompted appellants William A. Burns and Dolores E. Burns to file a complaint against Jamie N. Watler and her parents, Karl and Nancy Watler, in the United States District Court for the District of Maine on August 8, 1989. Jurisdiction was based on the parties' diverse citizenships, as plaintiffs were citizens of the State of Pennsylvania and defendants were citizens of the State of...

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