Legal Opinion
William R. Burns, on Behalf of Himself and as Representative of the Class Herein Defined v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 27, 1987No. 86-1608PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
William R. Burns seeks to overturn the order of the District Court 1 granting defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, 653 F.Supp. 77. Bums attempted to establish diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The District Court held that Bums had failed to allege an amount in controversy in excess of $10,000 as required by § 1332, and denied Bums’s motion for class certification after finding that the commonality requirement of Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(a)(2) had not been met. 2 Bums appeals both of these rulings. We affirm the District Court’s…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Snyder v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Weinberger v. WiesenfeldSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Zahn v. International Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by47 opinions
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- John K. Freeman, Cross-Appellee v. Sports Car Club of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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