Legal Opinion
Coventry Sewage Associates v. Dworkin Realty Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 22, 1995No. 95-1410PublishedCited by 168 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
Appellants, Coventry Sewage Associates (“Coventry”) and Woodland Manor Improvement Association (“Woodland”) brought a diversity action against appellees, Dworkin Realty Co. (“Dworkin”) and The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company (“Stop & Shop”). The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island found that the amount-in-controversy requirement of 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) was not met and dismissed the case, pursuant to appellees’ motion under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1), for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. For the reasons stated below, and because of the unusual facts…
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