Rachel Sussman v. American Surety Company of New York

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

Rachel Sussman, the appellant, seeks to enforce a state court judgment in the amount of $17,000 against the public liability insurer of the judgment debtor. The appellee, American Surety Company of New York, removed the case to the federal district court where it was tried on stipulated facts and documentary evidence. The district court dismissed the complaint. We affirm.

Sussman originally sued the appellee’s insured, Mario’s Algiers, Inc., in a Florida state court for damages for personal injury. The complaint alleged that the injuries were caused by the negligence of…