matter in dispute
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 205 U.S. 322 - Hunt v. New York Cotton Exchange · 1907Most cited · 363 citing opinions
It is the value of the object to be gained by the bill. ... The amount or value of such right is not the sum a complainant might recover in an action at law for the damage already sustained, nor is he required to wait until it reaches the jurisdictional amount.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
. The subject of litigation ; the matter for which a suit is brought and upon which issue is joined, and in relation to which jurors are called and witnesses examined. Lee v. Watson, 1 Wall. 339, 17 L. Ed. 557; Smith v. Adams, 130 U. S. 167, 9 Sup. Ct. 566, 32 L. Ed. 985.
Defined under Dispute in Black's Law Dictionary.