Legal Opinion
Hyman v. City of Gastonia
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 16, 2006No. 05-1981PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Larry S. Hyman, the Liquidating Trustee for the Governmental Risk Insurance Trust (GRIT), appeals the district court’s application of North Carolina’s doctrine of abatement, which resulted in the dismissal of GRIT’s diversity action against the City of Gastonia, North Carolina (Gastonia). For the reasons that follow, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
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GRIT is a workers’ compensation self-insurance fund that was formed to provide workers’ compensation insurance to governmental entities. Gastonia entered into a contract with GRIT for GRIT to provide…
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