Anchor Casualty Co. v. McCaleb

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This action was instituted as a suit for a declaratory judgment pursuant to Section 274(d) of the Judicial Code, now Title 28 U.S.C.A., §§ 2201 and 2202, to secure a construction of certain portions of a liability policy issued by appellant to the appellees. The claims are for property damages caused by an oil-well explosion. Appellant is a corporation, duly organized under the laws of Minnesota, and has a permit to do business in Texas The appellees are citizens of Texas; there is complete diversity of citizenship between the parties; and the amount involved is in…