Legal Opinion

Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Assignee of Steve Radeff and Carl Robinson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc., a Delaware Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 1, 1958No. 13304PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHACKELFORD MILLER, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Appellant filed this action in the District Court seeking recovery from the ap-pellee of the sum of $3,588.44, claiming jurisdiction by reason of diversity of citizenship and amount in controversy in excess of $3,000, excluding interest and costs. Diversity of citizenship is not disputed. The District Judge sustained appellee’s motion to dismiss the action for lack of jurisdiction in that the requisite amount in controversy was not actually involved, notwithstanding the amount for which recovery was sought, from which ruling this appeal was taken.

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