United States Fifth Circuit

In a dispute concerning the coverage of an insurance policy, the district court's dismissal for inability to join an indispensable party is reversed where supplemental jurisdiction supported the additional party to the counterclaim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/12/2004
• Published 11/15/2004

Judges

• PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James R. Moore (argued), Rhonda Lea McCullough, Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, Ridgeland, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jim D. Waide, III, Ronnie Lee Woodruff (argued), Waide & Associates, Tupelo, MS, Ottis B. Crocker, Jr., Bruce, MS, for Defendant-Appellee.