Peeler v. Lathrop’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 federal appellate · 3 district ·

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““It is not the amount a plaintiff is able to prove be is entitled to that determines tbe amount in dispute for tbe purpose of jurisdiction, for otherwise tbe failure of a plaintiff to recover would oust tbe court of jurisdiction. Tbe amount in dispute or matter in controversy, which determines the jurisdiction of tbe Circuit Courts in suits for tbe recovery of money only, is tbe amount demanded by tbe plaintiff in good faith.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. O. J. Lewis Mercantile Co. v. Klepner · Central Commercial Co. v. Jones-Dusenbury Co.

2. “"The amount claimed in the declaration or complaint, not tbe amount of recovery, is the test of jurisdiction, and the fact that a sum in excess of $2,000 exclusive of interest and costs, was claimed, gave the trial court jurisdiction to render a judgment for a less amount unless this court is able to find that a demand for a sum in excess of $2,000 was interposed in bad faith, for no other purpose than to give the federal court jurisdiction.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. O. J. Lewis Mercantile Co. v. Klepner

3. ““The amount in dispute, or the matter in controversy, which determines the jurisdiction of the circuit court in suits for the recovery of money only, is the amount demanded by the plaintiff in good faith. Hilton v. Dickinson, 108 U. S. 165 , 2 Sup. Ct. 424 ; Barry v. Edmunds, 116 U. S. 550 , 561, 6 Sup. Ct. 501 .””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bank of Arapahoe v. David Bradley & Co.