Charlie Lewis v. Consolidated Underwriters

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

Alleging his employment by one E. 0. Malone, a resident citizen of the State of Alabama, and injuries received in the course of his employment, plaintiff, a citizen of Mississippi, brought this suit against the defendant, a foreign insurance company authorized to do business in Mississippi, as Malone’s compensation carrier, under the Alabama Workmen’s Compensation Law, for the compensation benefits provided by that law.

The defendant filed a motion to dismiss, 1 and the deposition of E. O. Malone was taken by agreement of the parties. Because it was on the basis of…