· 11/18/1924
Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World v. O'Neill
Citations
- 266 U.S. 292
- 45 S. Ct. 49
- 69 L. Ed. 293
- 1924 U.S. LEXIS 2667
How courts have described this case
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- “It is the settled general rule . . . that in a suit based on diversity of citizenship brought against several defendants . . . which are separate and distinct . . . the test of jurisdiction is the amount of each separate claim, and not their aggregate amount.”
- decided subsequent to the Kline Case
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Judges: Sanford
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