Jones v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1965
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005)
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““if from the face of the pleadings, or if from the evidence, the Court is satisfied to a legal certainty that plaintiff never was entitled to recover the jurisdictional amount, the suit should be dismissed.” Jones v. Smith, 249 F.Supp. 624, 625 (E.D.N.C.1965).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““it must appear to a legal certainty that the claim is really for less than the jurisdictional amount to justify dismissal.” 303 U.S. at 289 , 58 S.Ct. at 590 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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