SAYERS v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.

Civ. A. No. 89-0463-R.

732 F.Supp. 654 (1990)

Thomas L. SAYERS, Jr. et al., Plaintiffs, v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. Virginia, Roanoke Division.

February 22, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey H. Krasnow, Roanoke, Va., for plaintiffs.

Adele Baker, Wright, Robinson, McCammon, Osthimer, & Tatum, Richmond, Va., Sharon Fitzgerald, Alexandria, Va., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

KISER, District Judge.

On October 10, 1989 the parties jointly filed a letter which raised the issue of this court's jurisdiction in light of an amendment to the "amount in controversy" requirement to 28 U.S.C. § 1332.

Background

The pertinent facts for this opinion are quite simple. On May 4, 1989, the plaintiff filed suit in the Circuit Court for the City of Roanoke. On May 30, 1989, the defendant filed...

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