Legal Opinion
Cook v. Winters
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided October 3, 1986No. Civ. A. H-84-4440PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL
HITTNER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, James Tabor Cook, a four-year-old child, comes before this Court through his guardian ad litem, asserting diversity jurisdiction and seeking recovery for damages incurred due to the alleged wrongful . death of James Lex Cook, whom the Plain tiff claims was his father. For the reasons set forth below, this Court declines to exercise jurisdiction over this action, and holds that this case be dismissed.
James Lex Cook was killed in an automobile accident, allegedly due to the negligence of Defendant, Norm Clarence…
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