Jackson v. Merz

[321]

DOUGLAS, J.

At tlie outset we are met-with. the question of the jurisdiction of this court in this case as determined ■ on the monetary basis. Does “the amount in dispute, exclusive of costs/’ exceed the sum of seventy-five hundred dollars? Article V, -Sec. 3, Cons. 1945. The determination of that question determines our jurisdiction as the monetary standard is the sole basis of our jurisdiction in this' controversy.

In order to simplify the question of jurisdiction based on the monetary standard this court had followed a definite rule, now well established, that the record must show…