Legal Opinion
Sherwin-Williams Co. v. Holmes County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 13, 2003No. 02-60578PublishedCited by 184 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSENTHAL, District Judge:
This is an appeal from the dismissal of a declaratory judgment suit filed in federal court. Plaintiff, Sherwin-Williams Company, sought a declaratory judgment in federal court as to certain issues relating to its liability to the Mississippi school districts and counties named as defendants for the cost of lead paint abatement. The district court concluded that although it had jurisdiction and authority to decide the declaratory judgment action, it should decline to do so. We conclude that the district court gave insufficient weight to factors supporting the exercise…
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