A plaintiff (State A) sues a defendant (State B) in federal court in State A for text 50,000 for a car accident. The plaintiff also sues the same defendant for text 30,000 for an unrelated breach of contract. Does the court have subject matter jurisdiction?

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The Title 28 of the United States Code QUESTION #3709

Question 1

A plaintiff (State A) sues a defendant (State B) in federal court in State A for $\text{\$50,000}$ for a car accident. The plaintiff also sues the same defendant for $\text{\$30,000}$ for an unrelated breach of contract. Does the court have subject matter jurisdiction?

No, because the claims are unrelated and neither meets the amount in controversy.
Yes, because a single plaintiff may aggregate all claims against a single defendant to meet the amount in controversy.✔️
No, aggregation is only allowed for claims arising from the same transaction.
Yes, because the total is over $\text{\$75,000}$ and there is diversity.

Correct Answer Explanation

Under the aggregation rules for 28 U.S.C. $\S 1332$, a single plaintiff may aggregate any and all claims they have against a single defendant, regardless of whether the claims are related.

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