We feel that $7.500 or $10.000 is a substantial amount. important enough to bring. into the Federal court. but figures below that I think could very well be taken care of. by the State court. But I would say to .the gentleman this. that even at $7.000. increasing the jurisdictional amount to $7.000. it would not affect many cases in the Federal courts. It does not affect those cases where the Federal court is given by act of Congress original jurisdiction. like copyright. patent. trademark. antitrust cases. employees liability cases. fair labor standard cases. questions arising under civil rights. bankruptcy. immigration. and naturalization. incometax cases. cases under the motorvehicle law. the Jones Act. the Miller Act. Most of the cases would be unaffected by any increase in the jurisdictional amount. so in most cases I am sure the distinguished bar. of the gentlemans State will accede to some change in the jurisdictional amount. It is rather anomalous that we should keep to a $3.000 jurisdictional amount. which was set so many. many years ago.
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