Case Name: Foster C. WILSON et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COMMERCIAL SECURITIES COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1970-07-09
Citations: 429 F.2d 1305
Docket Number: No. 28957
Parties: Foster C. WILSON et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COMMERCIAL SECURITIES COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before TUTTLE, THORNBERRY and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 429
Pages: 1305–1305

Head Matter:
Foster C. WILSON et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COMMERCIAL SECURITIES COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 28957.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
July 9, 1970.
Rehearing Denied and Rehearing En Banc Denied Sept. 14, 1970.
Foster C. Wilson, Longview, Tex., Edward K. Alexander, De Quincy, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.
W. F. Pipes, J. Bachman Lee, Pipes & Pipes, Theus, Grisham, Davis, Leigh & Brown, Monroe, La., for defendantsappellees.
Before TUTTLE, THORNBERRY and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
The judgment of the trial court dismissing this complaint for want of jurisdiction was clearly correct. Of the three plaintiffs named in the complaint, two were residents of Louisiana. At least three of the four defendants were residents of the same state. Obviously, therefore, there was no diversity jurisdiction in the district court. It is equally clear that appellants' contention that the complaint was based on a case "arising under the constitution, laws or treaties of the United States" is incorrect. The action here was one based strictly on tort under the laws of the State of Louisiana.
The judgment is affirmed.