Marcus v. Bader

The action is brought to recover damages for slander alleged to have been uttered by defendant of and concerning plaintiff on two separate and distinct occasions. Availing herself of the right so to do by section 258 of the Civil Practice Act, *731plaintiff joins the two causes of action in one complaint and demands a separate judgment on each cause of action in the sum of $3,000.

The test of this court’s jurisdiction is the amount for which the complaint demands judgment. (N. Y. Const, art. 6, § 15; N. Y. City Court Act, § 16, subd. 1; Laws of 1926, chap. 539, effective January 1, 1927.)

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