context: (See Doc. No. 48 Ex. E.) The total value of those items, however, was only $71,643.27 (id), a calculation the Martins subsequently reaffirmed in their answers to State Farm's interrogatories. (Doc. No. 55 Ex. A.) The Court will not permit them to now rely on self-serving, contradictory Affidavits in an attempt to justify jurisdiction.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 41 F.3d 389, 389
citation_a.parenthetical: "In determining the amount in controversy ..., answers to interrogatories serve as the equivalent of affidavits to either support or defeat diversity jurisdiction."
citation_a.sentence: See Frevert v. Ford Motor Co., 614 F.3d 466, 474 (8th Cir.2010) (affidavit contradicting prior response to interrogatories is “self-serving” and need not be considered); One-Point, 486 F.3d at 349 (“[T]he existence of the required amount in controversy ... must ... be supported by competent proof.”) (emphasis added); see also Larkin, 41 F.3d at 389 (“In determining the amount in controversy ..., answers to interrogatories serve as the equivalent of affidavits to either support or defeat diversity jurisdiction.”).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 486 F.3d 349, 349
citation_b.parenthetical: "[T]he existence of the required amount in controversy ... must ... be supported by competent proof."
citation_b.sentence: See Frevert v. Ford Motor Co., 614 F.3d 466, 474 (8th Cir.2010) (affidavit contradicting prior response to interrogatories is “self-serving” and need not be considered); One-Point, 486 F.3d at 349 (“[T]he existence of the required amount in controversy ... must ... be supported by competent proof.”) (emphasis added); see also Larkin, 41 F.3d at 389 (“In determining the amount in controversy ..., answers to interrogatories serve as the equivalent of affidavits to either support or defeat diversity jurisdiction.”).