Wichita County Improvement Dist. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

ATWELL, District Judge.

The plaintiff contends that the cause should be remanded, since the amount in controversy is less than «$3,000. The defendant answers that the personal property upon which a foreclosure is sought is of the value of $16,000, as evidenced by the plaintiffs petition. The solution would be simple if the defendant’s contention were true, as tho plaintiff’s statement of its own ease is determinative, in most instances, of the jurisdiction of the United States court, Devine v. Los Angeles, 202 U. S. 313, 26 S. Ct. 652, 50 L. Ed. 1046; New Jersey Central v. Mills, 113 U. S.…