Joy v. Hague

LINDLEY, District Judge.

Following the decision of this court on the first appeal, 168 F.2d 825, when the cause was remanded with directions to the District Court to rule upon grounds advanced by defendants in support of their motion to dismiss other than those involved at that time, including the averment of lack of jurisdiction, the trial court, on December 17, 1948, filed a memorandum wherein it held that, inasmuch as the complaint contained no averment that, as to each of the plaintiffs, the amount in controversy exceeded $3000 exclusive of interest and costs, the court was without…