Coles v. Humble Oil & Refining Company

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

OWEN D. COX, District Judge.

This suit, involving a claim for personal injury damages resulting from an automobile collision in Nueces County, Texas, was originally filed by Plaintiffs against Humble Oil & Refining Company, a Delaware corporation, on May 20, 1971. In answer, Humble filed its motion to be dismissed from this suit because of lack of jurisdiction, contending that it was a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Houston, Texas, and since both Plaintiff and Defendant were citizens of Texas under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, there is no diversity.

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