Legal Opinion
Richard C. Lonnquist v. J. C. Penney Company
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1970No. 230-69_1PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
The only question before us is whether the $10,000 jurisdictional amount requirement of 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) has been satisfied.
The plaintiffs-appellants filed four cases in state court charging Denver department stores with the exaction of usurious interest on charge accounts in violation of pertinent Colorado statutes. Although there are some variations used by the stores in the computation of such interest, the rates were approximately 18% per annum compounded monthly. The excess interest payments by the individual plaintiffs ranged from 41$ to $189.69. Each…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- American Fire & Casualty Co. v. FinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Snyder v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Pullman Co. v. JenkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Pinel v. PinelSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Ronzio v. Denver & R. G. W. R.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- Michael G. Gilman v. Bhc Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- Snow v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Lovell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
- Rosalie Givens v. W. T. Grant CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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