Langdon v. Hillside Coal & Iron Co.

The motion to remand this suit to the state court, from it was removed upon the petition of the defendant, has no merit whatever. It proceeds upon the ground that the matter in dispute does not exceed the sum or value of $2,000, and consequently is not cognizable by this court, when its jurisdiction is invoked merely because of the diversity of citizenship of the parties. There is nothing in the pleadings by direct averment as to the amount or value of the matter in dispute, and no facts from which it can he ascertained that the sum or value is less than the required amount. The petition for…