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KAHAL v. J. W. WILSON & ASSOCIATES, INC.

No. 81-1923.

673 F.2d 547 (1982)

Matthew I. KAHAL, Appellant, v. J. W. WILSON & ASSOCIATES, INC.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 23, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson Moskawitz, Silver Spring, Md., with whom Bernard C. Dietz, Alexandria, Va., was on the brief for appellant.

Carol A. Joffe with whom Daniel G. Grove was on the brief for appellee.

Before ROBB and WALD, Circuit Judges, and GERHARD A. GESELL, United States District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

The issue on this appeal is whether or not a claim for punitive damages was sufficient to give the District Court subject matter jurisdiction in this diversity action which otherwise failed to satisfy the $10,000 jurisdictional amount requirement of 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) (1976). We affirm the District Court's order dismissing the complaint.

Appellant Kahal was employed as an economist by J. W. Wilson & Associates, Inc. from August, 1977...

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