Legal Opinion
Usry v. Louisiana Dept. of Highways
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 27, 1978No. Civ. A. 76-2733, 76-2741PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
EDWARD J. BOYLE, Sr., District Judge.
Alleging Virginia citizenship, Jana P. Usry, plaintiff in C.A. 76-2733, invokes the diversity jurisdiction of this court to pursue her “survival” and “wrongful death” actions, arising from the death of her husband following a one-car collision on the evening of September 8, 1975, against the defendant, denominated the “Louisiana Department of Highways” (Department). 1 The complaint was filed on September 3, 1976. The defendant in C.A. 76 — 2733 has moved, in the name of the “Louisiana Department of Highways,” 2 for dismissal of…
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