Wells v. Wilkins

Supreme Court of the United States
Wells v. Wilkins, 118 U.S. 230 (1886)
6 S. Ct. 1049; 30 L. Ed. 210; 1886 U.S. LEXIS 1924

Wells v. Wilkins

Opinion of the Court

Me. Chief Justice Waite

delivered the opinion of the court.

These motions are denied. The additional affidavits which have been filed failed to satisfy us that the value of the matter in dispute is sufficient to give us jurisdiction. While the aggregate of the values in all the suits may exceed $5000, it is clear to our minds that the value of the property involved in no one of the suits reaches that sum, or anything like it.

Denied.

Reference

Full Case Name
WELLS & Others v. WILKINS GOLDSTUCKER & Another v. SAME WELLS & Others v. SAME WELLS & Others v. SAME WELLS & Others v. SAME WELLS & Another v. SAME
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
The court does not find in the affidavits submitted, with the motions to reinstate, proof that the value of the property in dispute is sufficient to give it jurisdiction of the causes.