Legal Opinion
Krane v. Aetna Life Insurance Co.
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided November 2, 1988No. Civ. A. 87-C-1873PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CARRIGAN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs commenced this action by filing a complaint for declaratory action in the state district court for the City and County of Denver, Colorado. Defendant Aetna Life Insurance Company (“Aetna”) then filed a petition for removal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(b). Diversity jurisdiction is alleged to exist under 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
The following facts appear undisputed: Plaintiffs are the children of Mr. Richard Krane, who died on May 28, 1982, during parathyroid surgery at St. Anthony Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Plaintiffs commenced a medical malpractice suit…
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- United States F. & G. Co. v. First Nat. Bank of Ft. MorganSupreme Court of Colorado · 1961
- Worsham Construction Co. v. Reliance Insurance Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1984
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