King v. Scala

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Case, J.

This appeal is from a judgment of possession rendered by the New Brunswick District Court, the judge sitting without a jury, in favor of the plaintiffs and against the defendant in a replevin suit concerning two automobiles.

Appellant’s single point is that the value of the replevined chattels was in excess of $500 and that therefore the District Court had no jurisdiction. The respondents make two points in reply, first, that the court obtained jurisdiction upon the filing of the affidavit of value required by the one hundred and twenty-third…