Legal Opinion
Sparkman v. Highway Insurance Company
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided March 28, 1967No. Civ. A. 11436PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON THE MERITS
BEN C. DAWKINS, Jr., Chief Judge.
By this action plaintiff seeks recovery upon a judgment for $37,500.00 entered against defendant Robert E. Hughes in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. A citizen of Texas, plaintiff sues Hughes, a Louisiana citizen, and his general liability insurer, Highway Insurance Company, an Illinois corporation. Our jurisdiction rests upon 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the requisite diverse citizenship and jurisdictional amount. A cross-claim, of which we have ancillary jurisdiction, has been filed against Highway Insurance by…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Red Ball Motor Freight, Inc. v. Employers Mut. Liability Ins. Co. Of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Albritton v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York v. Edith Joyce Murray LottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Columbia Southern Chemical Corp. v. Manufacturers & Wholesalers Indemnity ExchangeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
- Christian v. Royal Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1932
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Calcasieu-Marine National Bank of Lake Charles v. American Employers' Insurance Co., Louisiana Bank & Trust Co., Cross v. The Employers Liability Assurance Corp., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Brasseaux v. GirouardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- McDaniels v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Farmers Insurance GroupWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
- Doty v. Safeco Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
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