Helen K. Kaiser, Administratrix of the Estate of Carole Lu Kaiser, Deceased, and v. Carroll O. Loomis, And

EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.

The only question posed by this appeal is whether an American citizen, born in one of the states of the United States to parents who were citizens of that state, can lose the state citizenship for purposes of diversity jurisdiction which he acquired at birth without first acquiring a new domicile. We hold that he cannot.

This is a personal injury case in which plaintiff’s daughter, Carole Lu Kaiser, was killed when the automobile in which she was riding was struck by an automobile driven by defendant-appellee, Carroll O. Loomis. Federal jurisdiction was claimed on…