Legal Opinion
Hupp v. Port Brownsville Shipyard, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided June 1, 1981No. Civ. A. B-79-271PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
VELA, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a citizen of Ohio, brought an action in diversity for the alleged conversion by Defendants of a used ship’s engine and certain appurtenances thereto. The fair market value of the items was alleged to be in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), and Plaintiff sought a like amount as exemplary damages. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss, claiming that the matter in controversy did not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) exclusive of interest and costs, and that therefore this court did not have jurisdiction over the…
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