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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 30 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co..

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1 Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co. Anchor
scotus · 1938
green “it must appear to a legal certainty that the claim is really for less than the jurisdictional amount to justify dismissal.” 20
2 McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.
scotus · 1936
green “he court may demand that the party alleging jurisdiction justify his allegations by a preponderance of evidence.” 10

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