Legal Opinion
PYCA Industries, Inc. v. Harrison County Waste Water Management District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1996No. 94-60800, 95-60091PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
The central issues of these interlocutory appeals are whether the Harrison County Wastewater Management District (“the District”) is a citizen for diversity jurisdiction purposes and, if so, whether under Mississippi law it is a political subdivision of the state entitling it to sovereign immunity from tort claims. Because we conclude that the District is a person for diversity purposes, we agree with the district court that it had jurisdiction over the claims asserted. However, because we also conclude that the District is a political subdivision of the state, the…
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- Pruett v. City of RosedaleMississippi Supreme Court · 1982
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