Legal Opinion
Ransom v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Georgia
Decided March 15, 1996No. 3:96-CV-4 (DF)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
FITZPATRICK, Chief Judge.
Before this court is Plaintiffs’ motion to remand their personal injury action to the Superior Court of Walton County, Georgia. Plaintiffs contend that the amount in controversy does not exceed $50,000 as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), thereby depriving the court of subject matter jurisdiction. Defendant opposes this motion on the ground that it is not “legally certain” that Plaintiffs could not recover the jurisdictional amount.
The rationale underlying the “legal certainty” test does not apply to the facts of this case. The “legal certainty” test originated in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Frank D. Gaus v. Miles, Inc., an Indiana CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Jacqueline Burns v. Windsor Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Carol L. Kirchner GAFFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
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