Legal Opinion
Viglas v. New York Life Ins.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 13, 1935No. 3012PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment for the defendant which was entered after a demurrer to the plaintiff’s declaration had been sustained by the District Judge. The question presented is whether the plaintiff’s declaration in its final form stated a cause of action within the jurisdiction of the federal court. There was the necessary diversity of citizenship.
In count I of the declaration the plaintiff claimed $1,408, as the cash surrender value of the policy in question at a future *830date. This amount is less than the jurisdictional requirement. The parties correctly…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Pierce v. Tennessee Coal, Iron & RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Lovell v. St. Louis Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Daniels v. NewtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1874
- Mobley v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
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