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Jurisdictional Amount In The Federal District Courts, William W. Hurst
Jurisdictional Amount In The Federal District Courts, William W. Hurst
Vanderbilt Law Review
In 1925, Judge Dobie, then professor of law at the University of Virginia, advanced a formula for determining the value of the matter in controversy in all federal question and diverse citizenship cases in the federal district courts. He called it a "plaintiff-viewpoint rule," and stated it thus: "The amount in controversy in the United States District Court is always to be determined by the value to the plaintiff of the right which he in good faith asserts in his pleading that sets forth the operative facts which constitute his cause of action."
Since then, the rule has received sanction …
Administrative Law--Res Judicata--Determination Of The Jursidictional Fact, D. A. B.
Administrative Law--Res Judicata--Determination Of The Jursidictional Fact, D. A. B.
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Propriety Of A Stay In Federal Court When Companion State Court Suit Runs Concurrently
Propriety Of A Stay In Federal Court When Companion State Court Suit Runs Concurrently
Indiana Law Journal
Recent Cases: Federal Jurisdiction
Some Statutory Construction Problems And Approaches In Criminal Law, James C. Quarles
Some Statutory Construction Problems And Approaches In Criminal Law, James C. Quarles
Vanderbilt Law Review
Statutory construction and interpretation, important in every field of law, is vital in a field containing a large number of legislative acts and a considerable body of appellate court decisions construing them. For this reason alone, statutory construction problems are particularly significant in criminal law. Many American jurisdictions punish no activity other than that expressly declared criminal by statute.' The Federal Government, which of course punishes no crimes except those defined by Congress, has contributed to this growth of the criminal law through the imposition of many duties and the proscription of various activities relating to the collection of revenue, …
Injunctions Against Suits In Foreign Jurisdictions, Jack J. Rogers
Injunctions Against Suits In Foreign Jurisdictions, Jack J. Rogers
Louisiana Law Review
No abstract provided.
Agreements In Advance Of Conferring Exclusive Jurisdiction On Foreign Courts, William E. Syke
Agreements In Advance Of Conferring Exclusive Jurisdiction On Foreign Courts, William E. Syke
Louisiana Law Review
No abstract provided.