Washer v. Bullitt County
Supreme Court of the United States
IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. ' This was an action at law brought by the plaintiffs' in error against the county of Bullitt, in the State of Kentucky, on a contract dated July 8th, 1878, made between the plaintiff Washer and the defendant county, for the construction of a bridge by Washer over Pond Creek, the boundary between Bullitt and- Jefferson Counties.
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IN ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. ' This was an action at law brought by the plaintiffs' in error against the county of Bullitt, in the State of Kentucky, on a contract dated July 8th, 1878, made between the plaintiff Washer and the defendant county, for the construction of a bridge by Washer over Pond Creek, the boundary between Bullitt and- Jefferson Counties. The contract, which is attached as an exhibit to the petition, was executed by Washer and J. W. Ridgway, commissioner' of Bullitt County. It provided that Washer should erect an arched…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Woods
The defendant in error contends that the. appeal should be dismissed because the alnount in controversy is less .than $5,000, and therefore not sufficient to give this court jurisdiction. This contention is based on the averments of the original pétition, which showed that the suit was brought to recover only $3,184.39, the balance due for work done under the contract sued on and for $500 damages.
In the amended petition all the averments of the original petition by which the amount in controversy was reduced below $5,000 were withdrawn, and it was averred that the sum of $5,325.14 was due to…
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