Autrey v. Swisher

LEE, Circuit Judge.

These suits were brought by appellees Herbert Swisher and Gordon Maxwell against the Hamilton Turpentine Company in the Circuit Court, Duval County, Florida, to recover for personal and property damages resulting from a collision between an automobile owned and driven by Herbert Swisher in which Walter Maxwell was a guest passenger and a truck owned by and operated for the appellant, W. G. Autrey. By stipulation and consent order W. G. Autrey was substituted as defendant in each case. The cases were then removed to the United States District Court on the ground of diversity…