Jurisdiction of Federal Courts Concerning Diversity of Citizenship
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 78 |
Release | : 1957 |
ISBN-10 | : LOC:00183858270 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Download or read book Jurisdiction of Federal Courts Concerning Diversity of Citizenship written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Committee Serial No. 5. Considers legislation to provide that district courts shall have jurisdiction of civil actions only if the amount in controversy exceeds $10,000 and that their jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship shall not extend to actions in which corporations are parties; and legislation to provide that district courts shall have jurisdiction of civil actions where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $10,000 and is between citizens of different states.