Essie H. Jewell v. Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Co.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Essie H. Jewell v. Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Co., 273 F.2d 422 (5th Cir. 1959)
2 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 808

Essie H. Jewell v. Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Co.

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

In this suit under the Louisiana Direct Action Statute, the district court dismissed for want of jurisdiction the suit against Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company as its policy limit ($5,000) was not sufficient to meet the $10,000 jurisdictional requirement of 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332(a) (1). As the case involved a single claim asserted against multiple defendants with the dismissal as to some leaving a suit remaining as to others, the order was interlocutory, not final, and the appeal must be dismissed. Reagan v. Traders & General Ins. Co., 5 Cir., 1958, 255 F.2d 845; Meadows v. Greyhound Corp., 5 Cir., 1956, 235 F.2d 233. This does not preclude the appellant from applying to the district court for an order permitting an appeal to be taken as is authorized by 28 U.S.C.A. § 1292(b). Ex parte Deepwater Exploration Co., 5 Cir., 1958, 260 F.2d 546; Ex parte Watkins, 5 Cir., 1958, 260 F.2& 548.

Appeal dismissed.

Reference

Full Case Name
Essie H. JEWELL, Appellant, v. GRAIN DEALERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., Appellee
Cited By
10 cases
Status
Published