Legal Opinion
Sayers v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided February 22, 1990No. Civ. A. 89-0463-RPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KISER, District Judge.
On October 10, 1989 the parties jointly filed a letter which raised the issue of this court’s jurisdiction in light of an amendment to the “amount in controversy” requirement to 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
Background
The pertinent facts for this opinion are quite simple. On May 4, 1989, the plaintiff filed suit in the Circuit Court for the City of Roanoke. On May 30, 1989, the defendant filed its petition to remove the case to federal court on the basis of diversity of citizenship. Both parties agree that in the case at bar the amount in controversy is more than…
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