FREELAND v. LIBERTY MUT. FIRE INS. CO.

No. 10-3038.

632 F.3d 250 (2011)

Betty FREELAND, Administratrix of the Estate of John L. Freeland, Jr., Deceased and the Estate of Tina M. Freeland, Deceased; John L. Freeland, Sr., Guardian of the Persons and Estate of J.M.F., a Minor, K.D.F., a Minor, and S.N.F., a Minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 4, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Michael D. Rossi , Guarnieri & Secrest, P.L.L., Warren, Ohio, for Appellants. Jeffrey C. Gerish , Plunkett Cooney , Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Michael D. Rossi , Guarnieri & Secrest, P.L.L., Warren, Ohio, for Appellants. Jeffrey C. Gerish , Plunkett Cooney , Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: MARTIN and STRANCH, Circuit Judges; THAPAR, District Judge.


OPINION

THAPAR, District Judge.

This insurance coverage case arises out of a tragic car accident. Despite the resources that have been invested in litigating this action, we must dismiss it to start anew in state court because the amount in controversy is one penny short of our jurisdictional minimum.

I.

The plaintiffs-appellants, John and Betty Freeland, loaned their Pontiac Trans Sport minivan to their son, John Freeland, Jr., and his...

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