WAUSAU INS. COMPANIES v. GIFFORD

No. 91-3024.

954 F.2d 1098 (1992)

WAUSAU INSURANCE COMPANIES, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Maria GIFFORD, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 5, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. Albert Bienvenu, Ernest L. O'Bannon, Bienvenu, Foster, Ryan & O'Bannon, New Orleans, La., for Scottsdale Ins. Co.

Sally I. Gaden, Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz, New Orleans, La., for Louisiana Ins. Guar. Ass'n.

Richard S. Vale, Blue, Williams & Buckley, Metairie, La., for Wausau Ins. Companies.

John A. Stewart, Jr., Sarah A. Lowman, Hulse, Nelson & Wanek, New Orleans, La., for Valley Forge Ins. Co. and Continental Cas. Co.

William Alexander Porteous, III, Porteous, Hainkel, Johnson & Sarpy, New Orleans, La., for U.S. Fidelity & Guar. Ins. Co.

Roy Morrow Bowes, Gretna, La., for Maria Gifford et al.

John Michael Johnson, Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins & Burr, New Orleans, La., for J.J. Krebs & Son, Inc. et al.

Mark N. Mallery, Keith M. Pyburn, Jr., McCalla, Thompson, Pyburn & Ridley, New Orleans, La., for Home Buyers Warranty Corp. II et al.

Before WILLIAMS, HIGGINBOTHAM, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Six insurance companies were included in numerous lawsuits by homeowners against their developer. After failing to have the state law claims consolidated, the insurance companies filed an interpleader action in federal district court. The district court dismissed the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and we affirm the dismissal.

I. FACTS

In the mid-1980s, Coast Quality Construction Corporation/Sunrise...

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