Legal Opinion
WEIL ON BEHALF OF WEIL v. Browning Arms Co., Inc.
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided June 15, 1998No. Civil Action 98-218-APublished
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION
JOHN Y. PARKER, Chief Judge.
This matter is before the court in response to a notice to counsel issued by the court on May 14, 1998, in which the court sua sponte questioned subject matter jurisdiction of the court (Doc. 6).
On or about February 9, 1998, Matthew Weil, who is a citizen of the state of Louisiana and who is the paternal uncle of the minor Elliot Weil, who is also a citizen of Louisiana, filed suit in the Twenty-third Judicial District Court for the Parish of Ascension, State of Louisiana. The suit seeks personal injuries allegedly sustained by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- B., Inc. v. Miller Brewing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Donald J. Willy, and George A. Young v. The Coastal Corp., Coastal States Management Co., Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Jernigan v. Ashland Oil Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Burden v. General Dynamics Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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