Legal Opinion
Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 28, 1938No. 274PublishedCited by 4,008 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Roberts
The decision under review is that, although, at the time of removal' of a cause from a state court, the complaint disclosed an amount in controversy requisite to the federal court’s jurisdiction, a subsequent amendment, reducing the sum claimed to substantially less than that amount, necessitates remand to the state court. We granted the writ of certiorari because of alleged conflict with our decisions and with those of other federal courts.
The respondent, a corporation of Indiana, issued a summons out of the Superior Court of Marion County, Indiana, against the petitioner, a Minnesota…
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