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003965P.pdf   02/19/2002  Dana R. Kopp  v.  Donald A. Kopp
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  00-3965
   Western District of Missouri   
   Civil case - torts. Plaintiff's claims for punitive damages 
   and damages for emotional distress would satisfy the $75,000 
   jurisdictional amount for diversity cases, and district court 
   erred in dismissing the action for lack of jurisdiction.