Legal Opinion
Peter N. Georgiades v. Helen Martin-Trigona, Anthony R. Martin-Trigona, Peter N. Georgiades v. Helen Martin-Trigona
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 13, 1984No. 82-2382, 83-1066PublishedCited by 173 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellee Peter N. Georgiades commenced this action to recover legal fees defendant-appellant Helen Martin-Trigona agreed to pay for representation of her son, Anthony R. Martin-Trigona, in various matters. Georgiades invoked the District Court’s diversity jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (1976), which requires an amount in controversy in excess of $10,000. 1 Helen Martin-Trigona has appealed from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in the amount of $10,273.45.
Throughout these proceedings Helen Martin-Trigona, although she does not have informa pauperis status,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Zahn v. International Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by173 opinions
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