Legal Opinion
Corcoran v. Royal Development Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 26, 1941No. 300PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a complaint for lack of jurisdiction appearing upon its face. The jurisdiction of the district court depended upon diversity of citizenship and upon the amount in controversy; the first is conceded so that the second is the only issue. Article Third of the complaint alleges generally that the “matter in controversy” does exceed $3,000, but the defendant argues that it appears from the particular allegations which appear later in the complaint that this is untrue; and it is therefore necessary to state the substance of these.…
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