Harten v. Löffler
Supreme Court of the United States
■ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The defendant in error, hereafter called,the plaintiff, commenced this action against the plaintiff in error, hereafter called the defendant, in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to' recover damages for the refusal of the defendant to perform a written agreement made between the plaintiff and the defendant and his. wife, by which the defendant agreed tó convey certain premises on Brightwood avenue, or…
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■ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The defendant in error, hereafter called,the plaintiff, commenced this action against the plaintiff in error, hereafter called the defendant, in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to' recover damages for the refusal of the defendant to perform a written agreement made between the plaintiff and the defendant and his. wife, by which the defendant agreed tó convey certain premises on Brightwood avenue, or Seventh street, in the District of Columbia, to the plaintiff for the sum of $12,000. The defendant denied the alleged…
1Opinion of the Court
Mb. Justice'Peckham,
after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.
The defendant in error objects that this court is without jurisdiction on the ground of the amount in controversy not being sufficient. Taking the pleadings, the evidence given, and the verdict of the jury,, it would seem that the amount in dispute is sufficient, to give this court jurisdiction. In his set-off the defendant claims the unpaid balance of the purchase price, for the property agreed upon, which unpaid balance amounted to $11,750, and he claims that sum now, and he also claims that the…
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