Answer:
No, The federal court wouldn't be able to hear this case.
Explanation:
After the reading the case, <u>I believe the requirements for diversity jurisdiction are not met.</u>
According to the Law, there are two basic requirements for diversity jurisdiction:
- 1st Requirement is that the monetary value of the dispute exceeds $75,000 (they passed this requirement)
- 2nd Requirement is that both the accuser and the accused cannot shares a state of citizenship. (They do not passed this Requirement )
Pay attention to this sentence:
<em> ". . .both the restaurant and the grower are incorporated in Delaware"</em>
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The law<u> considered corporation to be a citizen. </u>Its citizenship is determined by the place where the corporation was incorporated. In this case, both of them are considered to be citizens of Delaware.