Theodore A. Martin v. Ethyl Corporation

CHRISTENBERRY, District Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing appellant’s suit for lack of jurisdictional amount, and from its subsequent order denying appellant’s motion to amend.

This suit was brought by appellant, Theodore A. Martin, as head and master of the community of acquets and gains existing between himself and his wife, Lorraine Martin 1 for damages to the community 2 allegedly sustained as a result of the arbitrary and unreasonable discharge of Mrs. Martin from her employment by appellee, Ethyl Corporation. The complaint alleges that at the time…