Legal Opinion
Shamell Samuel-Bassett, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Kia Motors America, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 5, 2004No. 03-1427PublishedCited by 500 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity removal case involving a claim of a defect in an automobile, the District Court adopted the purchase price of the car as the overriding factor in assessing the jurisdictional amount in controversy. No allowance was made for the value of the car with the defect, nor was any reduction made for the plaintiffs use of the vehicle. Finding the record inadequate for determining the amount in controversy, we will remand for further proceedings.
The plaintiff purchased a model year 2000 KIA Sephia automobile on October 27, 1999. Dissatisfied with the…
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