Jurisdictional Amount In Controversy

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• Gertrude P. Fuller v. Volk
  351 F.2d 323· 3d Cir.· 1965-09-30 ·cited 48×
  The court held that the trial court lacked jurisdiction over the original plaintiffs (taxpayers) due to insufficient amount in controversy and that the record was insufficient to determine jurisdiction for the intervening plaintiffs.
• AETNA Ins. Co. v. Chicago
  229 F.2d 584· 10th Cir.· 1956-01-19 ·cited 36×
  Claims arising from a single instrument but representing separate, distinct rights cannot be aggregated to meet the jurisdictional amount in federal court.
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Templeton
  181 F.2d 527· 8th Cir.· 1950-04-14 ·cited 34×
  The court held that awards by the National Railroad Adjustment Board were void for lack of notice to affected employees, and subsequent agreements implementing these awards were an unjustified interference with the employees' right to employment.
• Ambassador E., Inc. v. Orsatti, Inc.
  257 F.2d 79· 3d Cir.· 1958-06-26 ·cited 24×
  The court held that the jurisdictional amount was met by the value of the interest sought to be protected (goodwill), and that the plaintiff was entitled to full protection of its trade name, not the limited relief granted by the lower court.
• A.W. Neumann and Joe Crescenzi v. R.D. Brigman
  475 So. 2d 1247· Fla. 2d DCA· 1985-08-02 ·cited 22×
  Appellants claimed they submitted a cost-saving suggestion to their employer railroad that generated over $2 million in savings, but received only $1,000. They sued for $800,000 in breach of contract damages. The trial court dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, ruling the employee
• Captain Douglas Bruce McGAW v. Colonel A. Allen Farrow
  472 F.2d 952· 4th Cir.· 1973-01-15 ·cited 22×
  The court held that the district court properly dismissed the action for lack of federal question jurisdiction and failure to exhaust administrative remedies.
• Giancana v. Marlin W. Johnson
  335 F.2d 366· 7th Cir.· 1964-06-30 ·cited 20×
  The district court lacked jurisdiction because the plaintiff failed to allege or demonstrate that the amount in controversy exceeded the statutory minimum, and also failed to identify a specific Act of Congress for the civil rights claim.
• Wilson v. Sparkman
  17 Fla. 871· Fla.· 1880-06-01 ·cited 20×
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed that a county court lacked jurisdiction to render judgment on a note because the total amount in controversy, including accrued interest, exceeded the court's jurisdictional limit of $300. The court held that the amount actually due at the time
• Miller v. Nat'l City Bank of N.Y.
  166 F.2d 723· 2d Cir.· 1948-03-15 ·cited 14×
  The court held that the state court's dismissal on statute of limitations grounds was res judicata as to the claim against Guaranty Trust, and that claims against National City Bank could not be aggregated for jurisdictional amount.
• John B. Kelly, Inc. v. Lehigh NAV. Coal Co., Inc.
  151 F.2d 743· 3d Cir.· 1945-10-04 ·cited 12×
  The court held that the value of the property right being invaded, not the monetary damages already suffered, determines the jurisdictional amount for an injunction against continuing trespass and nuisance.
• Mailloux v. Mailloux
  554 F.2d 976· 9th Cir.· 1977-05-31 ·cited 8×
  The Guam District Court has diversity jurisdiction analogous to federal district courts in the states, based on the Organic Act and the extension of federal privileges and immunities to Guam.
• Johns-Manville Sales Corp. v. Mitchell Enters., Inc.
  417 F.2d 129· 5th Cir.· 1969-10-07 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the district court erred in dismissing the case for lack of jurisdictional amount, as the availability of a statute of limitations defense does not, to a legal certainty, preclude recovery of the jurisdictional amount.
• Bishop Clarkson Mem'l Hosp. v. Reserve Life Ins. Co.
  350 F.2d 1006· 8th Cir.· 1965-09-21 ·cited 6×
  The court held that an insurer, with patient authorization and a legitimate business need, has a right to inspect quasi-public hospital records to determine claim liability, and that the jurisdictional amount was met.
• Klaver v. Rosebury Albert Mander, III
  468 So. 2d 261· Fla. 2d DCA· 1985-02-22 ·cited 4×
  Florida appellate court affirmed the circuit court's transfer of an incarcerated plaintiff's civil action to county court, holding that the plaintiff's due process rights were not violated despite his absence from the motion to dismiss hearing.
• Batter v. Columbus Jefferson (Joe) Williams
  316 F.2d 540· 5th Cir.· 1963-04-29 ·cited 2×
  An attorney discharged without cause can only recover quantum meruit for services rendered if there was no definite agreed-upon fee.
• Roland v. Jumper Creek Drainage Dist.
  S.D. Fla.· 1925-02-14 ·cited 1×
  Fifty-two Florida landowners sued a drainage district contractor for negligence in opening a canal that diverted water from a higher basin into a lower basin without first constructing adequate drainage outlets, causing flooding and crop damage. The court held that a contractor p
• Ira D. Swingle v. The W. Union Tel. Co.
  130 Fla. 124· Fla.· 1937-11-24
  Western Union Telegraph Company negligently transmitted a price quote message, changing $310.50 to $130.50, causing the sender to lose $180 when the recipient accepted the erroneous lower price. The Florida Supreme Court reversed the dismissal, holding that a telegraph company is