Legal Opinion
Menssen v. Travelers Ins. Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 22, 1933No. 5623PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYERS, District Judge.
This is a motion for gn order dismissing suit for the reason that it appears upon the face of the complaint that the dispute or controversy does not exceed the sum of $3,000.00 exclusive of interest and costs. Such a motion is contemplated by the provisions of title 28 U. S. C. § 80 (28 USCA § 80).
There are three causes of action pleaded in the complaint, in which the plaintiff demands judgment for the alleged breach of three policies of insurance, in the sum of $54,340.00 with interest as to the first, $6,-270.00 with interest as to the second, and $2,-508.00 with…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Roehm v. HorstSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Pierce v. Tennessee Coal, Iron & RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Daley v. People's Building, Loan & Saving Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
- Indiana Life Endowment Co. v. ReedIndiana Supreme Court · 1913
- Federal Life Ins. Co. v. RascoeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1926
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3Cited by4 opinions
- New York Life Insurance v. ViglasSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Rishmiller v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1934
- Hines v. Fidelity Mut. Life Ins. Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1934
- Mobley v. New York Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935