Weatherford v. Elizondo

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER:

CONNALLY, Chief Judge.

This is a diversity action, filed by the husband alone, to recover for the personal injuries sustained by the wife. The plaintiff, William S. Weatherford, alleges that he is a citizen of New Mexico. The three defendants are M. E. Malakoff, M. D., a citizen of Texas and a practicing physician in Laredo, Webb County, Texas, within this district and division; Oscar L. Elizondo, M. D., a citizen of Mexico but a resident and practicing physician in Laredo; and Mercy Hospital of Laredo, a corporate citizen of Texas, conducting its business in Laredo.

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