Legal Opinion
Dobrikin v. Union Railway Co.
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided November 25, 1927PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The test of jurisdiction of this court, in the cause of action at bar, is the amount demanded in the complaint. That is made the test both by the State Constitution (Art. VI, § 15) and the statute (New York City Court Act, § 16, subd. 1). At bar the complaint, in which two parties are joined as plaintiffs, sets forth two causes of action, one by a wife for personal injuries, and one by the husband for loss of services and medical expenses incurred by reason of the wife’s injuries. Each of the plaintiffs separately states their complaint, in two causes of action alleged, and each separately…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Van Clief v. . Van VechtenNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Heffron v. JenningsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- Dilworth v. Yellow Taxi Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1927
- Dilworth v. Yellow Taxi Corp.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1926
- Gigliotti v. JacksinaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Merten v. Queen Rental Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1934
- Vigil v. Cayuga Construction Corp.City of New York Municipal Court · 1945
- Navarro v. MartinUnited States District Court · 1944
- City Trust Co. v. Anthony Picci Realty Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1930
- Jordan v. RavitzAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1959
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