Andre Hendry v. Masonite Corporation and Robert E. Paul, Vander E. Lee v. Masonite Corporation and Robert E. Paul

The issue here is whether there was requisite diversity jurisdiction in the federal court when these cases were removed from a Mississippi state court. We hold that the district court erred in not finding that one of the defendants, Robert E. Paul, was a citizen of Mississippi at the time process was served on him, so that these eases must be reversed and remanded to the district court with instructions to remand them to the state court.

For purposes of federal diversity jurisdiction “citizenship” and “domicile” are synonymous. Stine v. Moore, *956213 F.2d 446 (5th Cir. 1954). In determining…