United States Eighth Circuit

In an action to quiet title to a mineral interest, a denial of plaintiffs' motion to remand the action to state court is reversed where defendants' evidence did not establish that the value of the mineral interest exceeded $75,000 and thus that diversity jurisdiction was proper.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/07/2010
• Published 06/07/2010

Judges

• ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, ARNOLD, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John Keeling Baker, argued, (Alex T. Gray, on the brief), Little Rock, AR, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rex M. Terry, Fort Smith, AR, James D. Rankin, III, (Julie Dewoody Greathouse, on the brief), Little Rock, AR, for Appellees.