matter in controversy
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914)
Definitions from Case Law
From 298 U.S. 178 - McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp. · 1936Most cited · 7,710 citing opinions
The value of that right may be measured by the loss, if any, which would follow the enforcement of the rules prescribed.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The subject of litigation; the amount demanded and for which the suit is brought and upon which issue is joined, and in relation to which jurors are called and witnesses examined. 1 Wallace (U. S.) 339; 1 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 269,
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
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