Legal Opinion
Kathleen A. Shanaghan v. John D. Cahill Cahill & Associates, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 28, 1995No. 94-1628PublishedCited by 509 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINS and Senior Judge PHILLIPS joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the question whether the district court properly dismissed plaintiffs case for lack of jurisdiction because of an insufficient amount in controversy under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). The trial court felt compelled to dismiss all of plaintiffs claims when one count was eliminated and the remaining liquidated damages totalled less than fifty thousand dollars. Because we think the district court had discretion to…
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