Springstead v. Crawfordsville State Bank
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR to the circuit court oe the united states for THE SOUTHERN-DISTRICT OF FLORIDA. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice White,
by direction of the court.
This is a direct writ of error to determine a question of jurisdiction. The action arose prior to the adoption of the Judicial Code and was on two promissory notes, each for one thousand dollars and each providing for the payment of a reasonable attorney’s fee if suit were brought. Could such an attorney’s fee be considered in determining whether the jurisdictional amoünt was involved? We think so. Clearly such fee was no part of the costs, nor was it interest. It may be that the agreement to pay an attorney’s fee in the…
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