Legal Opinion
Jeffrey Jones Danny Branham Judith Branham and Randy Bradley v. Knox Exploration Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 25, 1993No. 92-5590PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Senior Circuit Judge.
The issue in this ease is one of subject matter jurisdiction. The question is whether the amount in controversy in this diversity action exceeds $50,000, as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1332. 1 Finding that the amount in controversy did not satisfy the statutory requirement at the inception of the action, we reverse the district court’s judgment on the merits and remand with directions to dismiss.
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The plaintiffs-appellants brought this action to recover royalties allegedly due from the defendant under an assignment of a “working interest” in an oil and gas well in Clay…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Newman-Green, Inc. v. Alfonzo-LarrainSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Clark v. Paul Gray, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Irwin Klepper v. First American BankCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Walling v. James v. Reuter, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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- Advance Watch Company, Limited v. Kemper National Insurance Company, the Travelers Indemnity Company of America, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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