SALKOFF v. DISSIK

Civ. A. No. 28435.

189 F.Supp. 314 (1960)

Abraham SALKOFF and Esther Salkoff v. Max DISSIK and Reba Dissik.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

December 27, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Beasley, Beasley & Ornsteen, Harry A. Demar, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Joseph J. Murphy, Murphy & Sheehan, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants.


EGAN, District Judge.

Defendants (husband and wife) move to dismiss plaintiffs' (husband and wife) diversity tort action for lack of jurisdiction on the ground that there is no possibility that a verdict in excess of $10,000 could be sustained. Defendants aver that plaintiffs' injuries were minimal and that their medical expenses totaled $37.

On the other hand, plaintiffs allege that an orthopedic surgeon diagnosed the wife plaintiff's injuries as acute lumbosacral...

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