Jurisdiction of Federal Courts Concerning Diversity of Citizenship

Download or read book Jurisdiction of Federal Courts Concerning Diversity of Citizenship written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Committee Serial No. 5. Considers legislation to provide that district courts shall have jurisdiction of civil actions only if the amount in controversy exceeds $10,000 and that their jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship shall not extend to actions in which corporations are parties; and legislation to provide that district courts shall have jurisdiction of civil actions where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $10,000 and is between citizens of different states.