Ranger Insurance Company v. United Housing of New Mexico, Inc.

BELL, Circuit Judge:

This is a declaratory judgment action brought by the appellant-insurer seeking to establish that, under the coverage provisions of its insurance contract with the appellees, herein referred to as the “insureds,” it is not liable for claims arising from a fatal crash of the insureds’ plane. The jurisdictional basis is diversity, the appellant being a resident of Texas while the insureds are residents of New Mexico. 1 In order to preserve diversity the appellant did not join certain interested parties, residents of Texas, who are seeking damages against the insureds. 2 This…