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SWAN ISLAND CLUB v. ANSELL

No. 3175.

51 F.2d 337 (1931)

SWAN ISLAND CLUB, Inc., v. ANSELL.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

July 8, 1931.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. B. Simpson and J. C. B. Ehringhaus, both of Elizabeth City, N. C. (Ehringhaus & Hall, of Elizabeth City, N. C., on the brief), for appellant.

G. L. Jones, of Asheville, N. C. (George H. Ward, of Asheville, N. C., and Ward & Grimes, of Washington, N. C., on the brief), for appellee.

Before NORTHCOTT and SOPER, Circuit Judges, and CHESNUT, District Judge.

CHESNUT, District Judge.

The question presented by the appeal in this case is whether there was a sufficient amount in controversy to confer jurisdiction on the District Court, the parties being of diverse citizenship (U. S. Code Ann., title 28, § 41). The plaintiff's bill of complaint alleged, and the defendant's answer denied, that more than $3,000, exclusive of interest and costs, was involved in the controversy. The subject matter of the litigation is the...

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