Pierson v. Hughes
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Tenth District. Action by J. Fred Pierson against James Hughes and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtScott, J.
The defendants’ objection to the jurisdiction of the court should have been sustained. The summons and complaint demanded judgment for $500 and interest; that is to say, for a sum greater than $500. Subdivision 1 of section 1 of chapter 580, p. 1487, Eaws 1902 (Municipal Court Act), confers jurisdiction upon the Municipal *1060Court of “an action to recover damages upon or for a breach of a contract, express or implied, other than a promise to marry, where the sum claimed does not exqeed five hundred dollars.” The sum claimed is obviously the sum for which judgment is demanded. The County Courts…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Heffron v. JenningsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
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