Doty v. Krutz

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dunbar, J.

The respondents in this case interpose a motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that this court has no jurisdiction to try the cause, for the reason that the original amount in controversy does not exceed $200. This motion we think will have to be sustained. It is evident from the complaint that the amount originally in controversy was less than $200, but appellant insists that the amount alleged in the ad damnum clause in the complaint, and for which judgment was prayed, was the amount involved, so far as the constitutional inhibition on…