Legal Opinion
Welsh v. American Surety Co. Of New York
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1951No. 13265_1PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BORAH, Circuit Judge.
Steve Welsh sued V. O. Earnest, sheriff of Crockett County, Texas, and American Surety Company of New York, surety on the sheriff’s official bond, to recover damages for personal injuries inflicted on Welsh during the course of and following his arrest. The action was dismissed on defendants’ motion and plaintiff has appealed.
The only question here is whether the District Court had jurisdiction to hear and determine the complaint. Plaintiff relied upon diversity of citizenship and the requisite amount in controversy as the basis of jurisdiction. The narrow and specific…
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