Legal Opinion
Albani v. D & R Truck Service, Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided June 28, 1965No. Civ. No. 10497PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLUMENFELD, District Judge.
This is a motion to dismiss on the ground that the amount requisite for jurisdiction of this court does not exist.
This is a diversity case. For jurisdiction to exist the applicable statute requires that the matter in controversy “exceeds the sum or value of $10,000, exclusive of interest and costs.” 28 U.S.C. § 1332, as amended July 25, 1958. The complaint alleges that “the matter in controversy exceeds, exclusive of interest and costs, the sum of ten thousand ($10,-000) dollars,” and the plaintiff demands judgment in the amount of $12,000.
While the amount claimed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Blake v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
- Athan v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- Smith v. Waterbury & Milldale Tramway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1923
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