Legal Opinion
Possidenti v. Mechanics & Traders Insurance
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 22, 1955No. Civ. A. No. 8590PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT, District Judge.
In this case the plaintiff sued the defendants, two Insurance Companies, for windstorm damage occurring during the hurricane known as “Hazel” on or about October 1954, in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The case was removed to this court by the defendants on the ground of diversity of citizenship. The plaintiffs have filed a motion here to remand the ease to the State court. The question presented is whether, on the pleadings, there is the requisite amount of over $3,000 in controversy.
In the declaration filed by the plaintiffs in the State court…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Provident Mut. Life Ins. Co. of Philadelphia v. ParsonsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1934
- Ex Parte Phoenix Ins. Co. Of London, England, and Others. 1Supreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Turmine v. West Jersey & Seashore R. Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1930
- In re Hardware Mut. Fire Ins.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Dri Mark Products, Inc. v. Meyercord Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1958