Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Cecil
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided December 24, 1975No. Civ. No. 3-75-283PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ROBERT L. TAYLOR, District Judge.
This is a wrongful death action brought by Billy C. Anderson and Angela G. Gadberry, Co-Administrators of the Estate of Eldred Anderson. The complaint alleges that defendant shot and killed plaintiffs’ decedent in an affray that occurred in Winfield, Tennessee on October 14, 1974. The jurisdictional basis alleged in the complaint is diversity of citizenship under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(aXl). Before the Court is the motion to dismiss of defendant, D. L. Cecil, on the ground that diversity of citizenship does not exist between the parties.
The decedent was a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Strawbridge v. CurtissSupreme Court of the United States · 1806
- Loretta Dixon Fallat, Guardian of the Estate of Cyril Dixon, a Weak-Minded Person v. John A. GouranCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
- Mrs. Alice Brimhall, Guardian of Sherry Diane Simmons, an Incompetent Minor v. Romie Eugene SimmonsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- Deposit Guaranty Bank & Trust Company, Administrator of the Estate of Norman Lee Miller, Deceased v. James Robert Burton and David Milton BurtonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
- Citizens Fidelity Bank and Trust Company v. BaeseDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1955
3Cited by1 opinion
- Cline v. RichardsDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1977