Kalmanowitz v. Solomon

The plaintiff sues in two causes of action to recover from the defendant (a) the sum of $3,000 for personal injuries claimed to have been sustained by him by reason of an automobile accident that occurred on January 12, 1958, and (.b) for $150 for property damage sustained by his automobile by reason of the same accident, or a total of $3,150, for which amount judgment is demanded on the face of the summons. At the outset and before evidence was introduced and after the trial of the case, the defendant moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the court lacks jurisdiction of this case…