John Regan, Administrator v. Donald Marshall, D/B/A Marshall's Mobilgas Station

ALDRICH, Circuit Judge.

This is an action brought in the District Court for the District of Nev> Hampshire to recover $10,000 for the death of plaintiff’s intestate in New Hampshire under N.H.Rev.Stat. Ch. 556 § 13 (Supp.1961), plus interest at 6 per cent by virtue of Ch. 524 § 1-b (Supp. 1961). 1 The court dismissed for lack of the jurisdictional amount. 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332(a). This was correct. When the statute requires that the amount in controversy “exceeds the sum * * * of $10,000, exclusive of interest and costs * * *” it makes no difference whether the interest which is sought…