Owner v. Corporation of Washington

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

Owner v. Corporation of Washington

18 F. Cas. 928, 5 D.C. 381, 5 Cranch 381

CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

DecidedNovember 15, 1837

StatusPublished

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Owner v. Corporation of Washington, 18 F. Cas. 928, 5 D.C. 381, 5 Cranch 381 (circtddc 1837).

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Opinion

The Court

(Thruston, J.,

absent,) dismissed the appeal, because this Court has no original or appellate jurisdiction where the debt or demand does not exceed'five dollars.

Mr. Hoban, for the defendant, contended that, as the warrant did not specify the sum demanded, it did not appear that it was not for more than five dollars ; and if it was, the defendant has a right to appeal, although the judgment is for five dollars only.

But the Court dismissed the appeal.

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The Court

(Thruston, J.,

absent,) dismissed the appeal, because this Court has no original or appellate jurisdiction where the debt or demand does not exceed'five dollars.

Mr. Hoban, for the defendant, contended that, as the warrant did not specify the sum demanded, it did not appear that it was not for more than five dollars ; and if it was, the defendant has a right to appeal, although the judgment is for five dollars only.

But the Court dismissed the appeal.

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18 F. Cas. 928, 5 D.C. 381, 5 Cranch 381, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/owner-v-corporation-of-washington-circtddc-1837.