· 5/12/1986
Corwin Jeep Sales & Service, Inc. v. American Motors Sales Corp.
Citations
- 670 F. Supp. 591
- 1986 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25634
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- \this court cannot find to a legal certainty that the parties1 respective rights under the franchise agreement are worth less than [the jurisdictional amount]\
- \this court cannot find to a legal certainty that the parties' respective rights under the franchise agreement are worth less than [the jurisdictional amount]\
- when removability contested by timely motion to remand the district court has obligation to make a factual inquiry into that issue
- once removal is contested via remand motion, district court obligated to review the issue of whether it has jurisdiction
- amount in controversy is measured by the pecuniary value of the rights litigated
- state’s interest in implementation of its regulatory mechanism was not at stake in contract dispute between parties since “Pennsylvania ha[d] no greater interest in this matter than it does in the resolution of any other private dispute between individuals”
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Judges: Rambo
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