Legal Opinion
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company v. Department of Transportation and Development, State of Louisiana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1986No. 85-3309PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, brought suit against the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development to rid itself of an obligation under a bond which it had furnished to a private company contracting with the Department for highway bridge repair work. The suit was brought under federal diversity jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1). The district court dismissed the suit under the Department’s claim of immunity from suit in federal court under the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution. We affirm.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
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- SC Hwy. Dept. v. Barnwell Bros.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Jacintoport Corp. v. Greater Baton Rouge Port CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Tradigrain, Inc. v. Mississippi State Port AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Clifton Richardson v. Southern University Sheila R. Evans Ericka CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- David E. Tillman v. Csx Transportation, Inc. & Marler L. BennettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- P. Sidney Neuwirth, D.D.S. v. Louisiana State Board of DentistryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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