Majors v. Purnell's Pride, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OP DECISION

ORMA R. SMITH, District Judge.

This action is before the court on defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of diversity jurisdiction. The motion has been submitted on the record, affidavits and depositions on file with the clerk and briefs of counsel. Oral argument has been waived by the parties.

There is little, if any, dispute as to the underlying facts involved in the motion. At the time of the injury which forms the basis for this action, 1 Curtis Elbert Deason (Deason) was an adult, resident and citizen of Lee County, Mississippi. As the result of the injuries suffered…