Legal Opinion
Wausau Insurance Companies v. Maria Gifford
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1992No. 91-3024PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Six insurance companies were included in numerous lawsuits by homeowners against their developer. After failing to have the state law claims consolidated, the insurance companies filed an interpleader action in federal district court. The district court dismissed the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and we affirm the dismissal.
I. FACTS
In the mid-1980s, Coast Quality Construction Corporation/Sunrise Homes, Inc. (“Coast”) built and sold suburban houses in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The houses were purchased over a four-year period. Numerous…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. TashireSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- F. C. Gaines, Jr. v. Sunray Oil Company, Amtel, Inc. v. E. Paul Wilkinson and J. Howard Marshall, as Individuals and as the Executive AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- In the Matter of James T. Bohart, Bankrupt. The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York v. James T. BohartCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- American Fidelity Fire Insurance v. Construcciones Werl, Inc.District Court, Virgin Islands · 1975
- Pan American Fire & Casualty Company v. RevereDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1960
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- In Re Asbestos LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Fresh America Corp. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.District Court, N.D. Texas · 2005
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