Legal Opinion
Packard v. Provident National Bank
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 18, 1993No. 92-1753PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.
Mellon Bank appeals from a final judgment of the district court holding certain of its trust fees unreasonable, ordering restitution of those fees to a class of trust beneficiaries and awarding punitive damages to the class representative. Because it is evident to a legal certainty that the requisite amount in controversy for diversity jurisdiction was never recoverable, the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction. We will therefore vacate its judgment- and remand the case for dismissal.
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