Harris v. Barron’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

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1. ““ ‘In determining the question of jurisdiction this Court is not bound to accept the allegations of the petition but will look into the record to ascertain the real amount in dispute. Allegations of jurisdictional facts are not the exclusive test of jurisdiction. Wilkins v. Gantt, 32 La.Ann. 929 ; Lea v. Orleans, 46 La.Ann. 1444 , 16 So. 456 ; Spearing v. Whitney-Central Nat. Bank, 129 La. 607 , 56 So. 548 ; Wagner v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co., 151 La. 400 , 91 So. 817 . “ ‘In the case of Nash v. Curette, 218 La. 789 , 51 So.2d 71, 73 , with reference to the appellate jurisdiction of this Court, we pronounced the following principles: “It is well settled in the jurisprudence of this state that a plaintiff’s allegations as to the amount in dispute will not control in determining the appellate jurisdiction of this court where the nature of the case, as disclosed by the record, is such that an award in plaintiff’s favor could not exceed our minimum jurisdiction of $2000.00. See Bensel v. Kuhlman, 154 La. 150 , 97 So. 347 ; Guidry v. Breaux, 158 La. 1002 , 105 So. 43 ; Trahan v. Breaux, 212 La. 459 , 32 So. 2d 845 . “ ‘ “Further, it is well settled that, where the allegations of damages are evidently exaggerated, they will be disregarded by this court in passing upon the question of jurisdiction. Quaglino v. Curren, 127 La. 126 , 53 So. 464 ; French v. Trout Creek Lumber Co., 141 La. 18 , 74 So. 575 ; Wagner v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co., 151 La. 400 , 91 So. 817 ; Buck v. Lat”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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