Legal Opinion
Sanford v. Sanford
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 5, 1923No. 3849PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
Grace G. Sanford commenced an action in the municipal court against Lola E. Sanford, as administratrix of the estate of Claude B. Sanford, deceased, on a claim in the sum of $200 which she had against the estate. The defendant entered a special appearance for the purpose of attacking the jurisdiction of the court, and moved that the case be dismissed. The motion was sustained, and plaintiff sued out this writ of error.
The act enlarging the jurisdiction of the municipal court (41 Stat. 1310, § 1) says that it “shall have exclusive jurisdiction in * * * civil cases in which…
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- Washington v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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