Sandy, a resident of Illinois, wants to file suit against Carl, a resident of Kansas, over Carl's failure to pay Sandy for work on his house. The amount in dispute is $15,000 . Under diversity of citizenship requirementse
a. no court can exercise jurisdiction.
b. a state court cannot take jurisdiction because the amount in controversy is less than $25,000.
c. a federal court cannot take jurisdiction because the amount in controversy is more than $10,000.
d. a federal court cannot take jurisdiction because the amount in controversy is less than $75,000.
d
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