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JONES v. LANDRY

No. 24590.

387 F.2d 102 (1967)

Brown JONES, Appellant, v. Lynda A. LANDRY et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

December 11, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Wysocki, New Orleans, La., for appellant.

C. Gordon Johnson, Jr., New Orleans, La., for appellees.

Before RIVES, GOLDBERG and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.

RIVES, Circuit Judge:

The district court, after a hearing and oral argument, but without opinion and by a brief order,1 dismissed this action for lack of jurisdictional amount. We reverse.

Federal jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship. The complaint alleged that the amount in controversy exceeds the sum of $10,000.00 exclusive of interest and costs; that the vehicle driven by the defendant ran into the rear of the...

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