Legal Opinion
Horvath v. Pitney
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided September 17, 1943No. Civil Action No. 2890PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEANEY, District Judge.
This is a motion to dismiss an action for damages against the Trustees of the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey on the grounds that this District Court has no jurisdiction to hear this action. The first ground alleged is that there is no showing that the matter in controversy on any of the counts exceeds $3,000 exclusive of interest and costs. The court does not think this is correct, since the seriousness of the plaintiffs’ allegations justify an award of $3,000 if they be proven true.
The defendants also claim that since no diversity of citizenship is claimed, the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Carpenter v. Northern Pac. R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Washington · 1896
- Pitkin v. CowenU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Ohio · 1899
- Betts v. BisherCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1914
- Trust Co. of America v. Chicago, P. & St. L. Ry. Co. of IllinoisDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 1912
3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re ConleyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1983
- Kingston v. MahoneyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1951