De Salvo v. Doll

Appellee moves to dismiss this appeal on the ground that the amount in controversy exceeds $2000 and, therefore, is within the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under Section 10 of Article VII of the Constitution of 1921.

The record reveals that appellee brought suit against appellant in the Civil District Court for the recission of a contract of sale of real property and for the recovery of $420 deposited with appellant, as agent, for the faithful performance of the contract. He alleged in his petition that, on February 2, 1944, he and his wife signed a written offer to purchase the…