Lowell Staats Mining Co. v. Philadelphia Electric Co.

BRORBY, Circuit Judge.

Lowell Staats Mining Company (Staats) brings two separate appeals arising out of one case in the district court. These appeals were consolidated. Staats claims the federal district court erred in granting the defendants’ petition to remove the case from the Colorado state district court based on diversity jurisdiction, and in dismissing the claims against all defendants as barred by res judicata. This opinion discusses each appeal separately. Having considered the parties’ arguments we affirm.

Staats originally brought a suit against Pioneer Uravan, Inc. wherein the jury…