Legal Opinion
Scoggins v. Pollock
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 19, 1984No. 82-8765PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT J. HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The issue presented by this case is whether the appellant, Kay Scoggins, was domiciled in South Carolina or Georgia at the time she filed this medical malpractice suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Diversity of citizenship is alleged as the basis of federal jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1332. All of the appellees-defend-ants are residents of Georgia. The district court concluded that Mrs. Scoggins was also a citizen of Georgia and dismissed the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- John W. Dussouy, Jr. v. Gulf Coast Investment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Mas v. PerryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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