Neel, Insurance Commissioner v. Cann

Opinion by

Dithrich, J.,

This appeal is brought by the plaintiff from the order of the court below, dismissing the action for want of jurisdiction on the part of the alderman before whom the action was first instituted and from whose judgment the defendant appealed. The sole question raised is whether the amount in controversy exceeded the alderman’s statutory jurisdiction.

The Keystone Indemnity Exchange was a reciprocal insurance exchange organized under the laws of Pennsylvania. During the period beginning July 2,1929, and ending February 2, 1933, the Exchange issued eight policies of…