Question

A landowner filed an action in federal district court to void a contract for sale of her land to a limited partnership for $500,000. The landowner lived in the forum state. As required by state law, the limited partnership had filed a certificate of limited partnership with the Secretary of State for the forum state. The sole general partner of the limited partnership was a corporation that was incorporated in another state where it also had its principal place of business. The limited partners were citizens of various states, including at least one limited partner who was a citizen of the forum state. Does the court have subject-matter jurisdiction over this action

Answer 1

No, because a limited partner is a citizen of the same state as the landowner.

Step-by-step explanation:

Subject matter jurisdiction is defined as the requirements of a case that gives a court the authority needed to hear a particular claim.

In the given scenario the limited partner is a citizen of the same state (forum state) as the plaintiff so this a matter for the state court to handle and not the federal court.

Diversity of citizenship is required for federal court must exist for the federal court to have jurisdiction. Which was not met.

However amount in controversy requirement was met. That is the claim should be above $75,000