Colt v. O'Callaghan

The judgment of the court was pronounced by

Kitfe, J.

The plaintiff has moved to. dismiss the appeal of the intervenors, on the ground that their respective plaints are not sufficient in amount to give jurisdiction to this court. We think the motion ought not to prevail.

The demands of the intervenors, with one exception, are for sums less than $300. The plaintiff’s demand, however exceeds that amount. In the cases of Hart v. Lodwick, and Buckner et al. v. Baker, it was held that the amount claimed by the plaintiff gave the right of appeal; and this right was exercised in those cases against…