Ruth H. Gray and Chester H. Gray v. Evening Star Newspaper Company

BURGER, Circuit Judge.

Actions to recover $50,000 for personal injuries to appellant Ruth Gray and $20,000 for loss of her services were brought in the District Court and certified by that court to the Municipal Court under Title 11 D.C.Code § 756 (Supp. VII, 1959). Under this section the District Court may transfer an action to the Municipal Court if satisfied that “the action will not justify a judgment in excess of $3,000.” By the very nature of the object to be accomplished as well as by the langauge of the statute, broad discretion is vested in the District Court. Barnard v. Schneider,…