Legal Opinion
Mater v. Holley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 29, 1952No. 14165_1PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRUM, Circuit Judge.
Alleging that she suffered personal injuries as a result of the negligence of ap-pellees within the boundaries of Fort McPherson, Georgia, appellant brought suit in a federal district court to recover damages. The district judge dismissed the action for lack of federal jurisdiction. The correctness of that action is the sole question on appeal. There is no diversity of citizenship between the parties. If federal jurisdiction exists, it must- rest upon some other ground.
It is conceded that Fort McPherson is within the provisions of Art. I, sec. 8, clause 17, of the United…
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