ATWELL, District Judge.
The plaintiff contends that the cause should be remanded, since the amount in controversy is less than $3,000. The defendant answers that the personal property upon which a foreclosure is sought is of the value of $16,000, as evidenced by the plaintiff's petition. The solution would be simple if the defendant's contention were true, as the plaintiff's statement of its own case is determinative, in most instances, of the jurisdiction of the...
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