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Stephan v. Marlin Firearms Company

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Dec 12, 1963
325 F.2d 238 (2d Cir. 1963)

Opinion

No. 218, Docket 28376.

Argued December 12, 1963.

Decided December 12, 1963.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut; William H. Timbers, Judge.

Defendant Marlin Firearms Company, Inc., by permission granted under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), appeals from the denial of its motion to dismiss the action for lack of diversity jurisdiction in the court below.

Kevin T. Gormley, New Haven, Conn. (Martin E. Gormley and Gormley Gormley, New Haven, Conn., on the brief), for defendants-appellants.

Theodore I. Koskoff, Bridgeport, Conn. (James M. Desmond, Norwalk, Conn., on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, SMITH, and HAYS, Circuit Judges.


Denial of the motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction affirmed in open court. See Lang v. Elm City Construction Co., D.C.Conn., 217 F. Supp. 873, affirmed 2 Cir., 324 F.2d 235; the opinion of Judge Timbers below herein, D.C.Conn., 217 F. Supp. 880; and Cole v. Jerman, 77 Conn. 374, 59 A. 425.


Summaries of

Stephan v. Marlin Firearms Company

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Dec 12, 1963
325 F.2d 238 (2d Cir. 1963)
Case details for

Stephan v. Marlin Firearms Company

Case Details

Full title:Frances Metzger Wirth STEPHAN, Guardian of the Estate of Charles Wirth…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Date published: Dec 12, 1963

Citations

325 F.2d 238 (2d Cir. 1963)

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