Faherty v. Branegan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Tbenchard, J.

These two cases, both between the same parties and entitled the same, were instituted in the Trenton City District Court. They were tried together by consent and the jury returned a verdict in each case for the plaintiff below. An appeal was taken by the defendant to the Supreme Court in each ease and such judgments were there affirmed. Thereafter an appeal in each case was taken by the defendant to this court.

The first point is that the District Court was without jurisdiction, it being contended that there was only one claim amouning to…