Sanderson v. Crowley

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This is a controversy wholly between citizens of Texas on one side and citizens of Colorado on the other. The amount involved exceeds $3000, exclusive of interest and costs, and federal jurisdiction of the case depends solely on diversity of citizenship. The trial below was in the United States District Court, sitting in Texas, but the decision both below and on appeal was and is governed by the laws of New Mexico.

The verdict of the jury, which was fully supported by the evidence, established the following facts: On September 3, 1948, the appellants and appellees entered…