United States Seventh Circuit

Summary judgment for defendant-motel chain in a slip-and-fall case, following removal of the case to federal court on diversity grounds, is affirmed where the amount in controversy was properly determined by the district court.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/06/2006
• Decided 01/31/2006
• Published 01/31/2006

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David W. Gray (argued), Gary P. Price, Lewis & Kappes, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Harold Abrahamson (argued), Abrahamson & Reed, Hammond, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.