Heffron v. Jennings
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Mab Heffron, an infant, by Fannie Heffron, her guardian ad litem, from a judgment of the County Court of Wayne county in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Wayne on the 27th day of May, 1901, upon the dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court after a trial before the court and a jury, upon the ground of lack of jurisdiction of the subject-matter of the action,' and also from an order- entered in…
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Appeal by the plaintiff, Mab Heffron, an infant, by Fannie Heffron, her guardian ad litem, from a judgment of the County Court of Wayne county in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Wayne on the 27th day of May, 1901, upon the dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court after a trial before the court and a jury, upon the ground of lack of jurisdiction of the subject-matter of the action,' and also from an order- entered in said clerk’s office on the 6th day of April, 1901, denying the plaintiff’s motion to amend the complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, P. J.:
The Constitution of this State confers upon County Courts " original jurisdiction in actions -for the recovery of money only, where the defendants reside in the county, and, in which the complaint demands judgment for a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars,” and it authorizes the Legislature to enlarge or restrict such jurisdiction, provided it shall not be so extended as to authorize an action in the County Court “ for the recovery of money only, in which the sum demanded exceeds two thousand dollars, or in which *444any person not a resident of the county is a defendant.”…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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