Wingate v. Air Products Inc.

STEWART, Circuit Judge: *

Plaintiff-Appellant Jim Wingate appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to remand to state court and its dismissal of the non-diverse defendant Duane Johnson, as well as the district court’s denial of his motion for summary judgment and grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee Air Products, Inc. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Jim Wingate owns certain pieces of land in Jefferson County, Texas, that are burdened by express pipeline easements. The easements allow for…