Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Tupperware Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 2, 2004No. 03-1404PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants, Keith Stewart and Diana Ramirez (hereinafter jointly referred to as the “plaintiffs”), brought a diversity action against defendants-appel-lees, Tupperware Corporation, American Motorists Insurance Company, Sunny Islands Sales Inc., Ruth Fuente Alicia (“Fuente”) and her conjugal partner (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “defendants”). The district court found that the plaintiffs’ damages claims failed to satisfy the amount-in-controversy requirement of 28 U.S.C. § 1332 and therefore dismissed the case for lack of subject matter…
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