Foley Realty Group, Inc. v. Estate of Antone

Of several issues raised by these cross-appeals, we need address only one: whether the District Court had subject matter jurisdiction of this civil one-trial action, in which the plaintiff, Foley Realty Group, Inc. d/b/a Foley Real Estate (“Foley”), sought a real-estate commission of $26,500.00 for the sale of land in Falmouth. Because the damages set out on the Statement of Damages form when the case was filed exceeded the $25,000.00 jurisdictional limit of District Court, the trial court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction of this case. The default judgment entered in favor of Foley is void,…