Legal Opinion
Columbus v. Reliance Insurance
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided January 23, 1986No. Civ. A. J85-0405(L)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
TOM S. LEE, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Christopher Columbus, initiated this action in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi against Reliance Insurance Co. (Reliance), GAB Business Services, Inc. (GAB) and R.D. Summerlin. The case was removed to this court by the defendants pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441, alleging fraudulent joinder of GAB and Summerlin and diversity of citizenship under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The plaintiff and Summerlin are residents of Mississippi and GAB and Reliance are corporations organized and existing under the laws of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gruenberg v. Aetna InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- B., Inc. v. Miller Brewing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Progressive Casualty Insurance Company v. KeysMississippi Supreme Court · 1975
- Griffin v. WareMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
- Cone Mills Corporation v. HurdleDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1974
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Dunn v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.District Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1987
- McFarland v. Utica Fire Insurance Co. of Oneida County, New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1992
- Moore v. Interstate Fire InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1989
- Schoonover v. West American InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1987
- Ironworks Unlimited v. PurvisDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1992
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