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GRANTHAM v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 91-3972 Summary Calendar.

964 F.2d 471 (1992)

Crystal B. GRANTHAM, Wife and Fred C. Grantham, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC., a/k/a Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 30, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey J. Lewis, Lawrence S. Kullman, Lewis & Kullman, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Jeffrey A. Raines, Sacks & Eason, Metairie, La., Brian C. Bossier, Robert E. Caraway, III, Blue, Williams & Buckley, Metairie, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before GARWOOD, HIGGINBOTHAM, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

The sole issue raised by this appeal is whether the district court was bound by federal or state authority in considering a claim of immunity under federal law in this diversity action. We conclude that although the claim is grounded in state law, whether the state or federal rule of immunity applies is a federal question, and the district court was controlled by the decisions of this...

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