Massachusetts Benefit Assn. v. Miles
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. This was a motion to dismiss a writ of error upon the ground that the “ matter in dispute ” did not exceed the sum or value of five thousand dollars, .as required by Revised Statutes, section 691, as amended by section 3 of the act of February 16, 1875,-18 Stat. 315, c. 77, to give this court jurisdiction.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. This was a motion to dismiss a writ of error upon the ground that the “ matter in dispute ” did not exceed the sum or value of five thousand dollars, .as required by Revised Statutes, section 691, as amended by section 3 of the act of February 16, 1875,-18 Stat. 315, c. 77, to give this court jurisdiction. Sarah G. Miles, the plaintiff below, brought an action in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, in the State of Pennsylvania, against the Massachusetts Benefit Association, to recover five…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
Our jurisdiction to review this case upon writ of. error depends upon the amount of the judgment, and the sole question is, whether upon the face of this record, the judgment is for five thousand dollars, or for that amount with interest from the date of the verdict. Under the peculiar practice obtaining in Pennsylvania, the judgment ivas not entered up for a definite amount in dollars and cents, but, generally, “in favor of the plaintiff, and against the defendant, on the verdict.” As the verdict was rendered thirteen days before this entry, the amount actually due at the date of the…
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