Legal Opinion
Petroleum Transit Co. v. Copeland
District Court, E.D. South Carolina
Decided April 16, 1965No. Civ. A. No. 7599PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEMPHILL, Chief Judge.
Motion has been made for Summary Judgment in this action for property damage on the basis of the record of a former trial involving personal injuries which resulted in a judgment for the defendant, who is the plaintiff in the instant action.
The merits or the propriety of this motion cannot, will not, be passed upon because it appears from the record before the Court that the jurisdictional amount provided for by statute has not been met.1 The Court is raising this issue sua sponte as it is authorized to do.
A determination such as this by the Court is not easy, because…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Bell v. Preferred Life Assurance SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Barry v. EdmundsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Kantor v. Comet Press Books Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1960
- Swan Island Club, Inc. v. AnsellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1931
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Rodger v. Electronic Data Systems Corp.District Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1995
- Brown v. BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASS'NDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1968
- Bewley v. SimsDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1977
- Hupp v. Port Brownsville Shipyard, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1981
- Alexander v. B-W Acceptance Corp.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1969
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