Legal Opinion
Kenneth A. Royal v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1982No. 82-3176PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Per curiam
State Farm Mutual Fire and Casualty Company (“State Farm”) appeals an order remanding this case to Louisiana state court. We dismiss the appeal because the district court’s action was not a final, appealable order; in the alternative, we find the appeal is barred by 28 U.S.C. § 1447(d), and accordingly dismiss for want of subject matter jurisdiction.
Appellee Kenneth Royal brought this action in a Louisiana state court to compel payment under a fire insurance policy. Royal, a Louisiana resident, named State Farm and its local agent Ken Adams as defendants. Adams is also a Louisiana resident;…
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