Legal Opinion
Abernathy v. Consolidated Cab Company
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided January 27, 1959No. KC-1172PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STANLEY, District Judge.
The plaintiff moves to remand this action to the District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, on the ground that the amount in controversy is less than that required to give this court jurisdiction.
On January 24, 1957, the plaintiff filed in the state court a petition in which she sought recovery in the amount of $3,000. The defendants answered. On October 16, 1958, the plaintiff was granted leave of court to amend and did amend her petition so as to increase the amount claimed from $3,000 to $7,500. The defendants then removed the case to this court.
The plaintiff…
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