· 4/17/1939
Clark v. Paul Gray, Inc.
Citations
- 306 U.S. 583
- 59 S. Ct. 744
- 83 L. Ed. 1001
- 1939 U.S. LEXIS 655
How courts have described this case
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- holding that every plaintiff must separately satisfy the amount-in-controversy requirement for jurisdiction
- holding that every plaintiff must separately satisfy the amount-in-controversy requirement for jurisdiction
- finding that all federal courts may raise the issue of their subject matter jurisdiction at any time and are obliged to dismiss a proceeding sua sponte if they find such jurisdiction to be absent
- dismissing parties who failed to meet the amount-in-controversy requirement but retaining jurisdiction over the remaining party
- reaffirming the holding of Troy Bank v. G. A. Whitehead & Co., 222 U. S. 39, 40 (1911)
- reaffirming the holding of Troy Bank v. G. A. Whitehead & Co., 222 U. S. 39, 40 (1911)
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Judges: Stone, Black
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