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DUCHESNE v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

No. 84-1831.

758 F.2d 27 (1985)

Carmen Hilda DUCHESNE, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 29, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Cordero, Old San Juan, P.R., with whom Cordero, Colon & Miranda, Old San Juan, P.R., was on brief for plaintiff, appellant.

Francisco Ponsa-Flores, San Juan, P.R., with whom Francisco Ponsa-Feliu, Edda Ponsa-Flores and Lawrence E. Duffy, San Juan, P.R., were on brief for defendant, appellee.

Before COFFIN, Circuit Judge, WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge and BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant challenges the dismissal of her tort claim. She contends that the district court erred by concluding that she had not established that the actual amount in controversy could exceed $10,000, as is required under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). Having carefully reviewed the record, we find ourselves in agreement with appellant.

It is the claimant's burden to show that the actual amount in controversy exceeds the jurisdictional minimum...

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