Legal Opinion
Shelter Mutual Insurance v. Simmons
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided February 19, 2008No. Civil Action 3:06-CV-136 HTW-LRAPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HENRY T. WINGATE, Chief Judge.
Before the court are the cross-motions of the parties for summary judgment brought pursuant to Rule 56(b) and (c) 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure [docket ##’s 50 & 52]. Each party herein contends it is entitled to a judgment on the papers and without the benefit of a trial. This court’s subject matter jurisdiction is predicated on diversity of citizenship as provided by Title 28 U.S.C. § 1332. 2 In a diversity action, this court is bound to apply the same law that a state court of the forum would apply. Erie R.R. Company v.…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Porco v. Lexington InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2009
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- Noble v. Wellington Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals of Mississippi · 2013
- Finnicum v. Wyeth, Inc.District Court, E.D. Texas · 2010
- Gellhaus v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.District Court, E.D. Texas · 2011
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