Poland v. Carrigan
Poland v. Carrigan
Opinion of the Court
This is an action to recover the sum of sixty-one dollars and
- This Court has no jurisdiction of the case. The appellate jurisdiction of this Court is defined by the Constitution, and is limited, in actions upon demands for money, to cases where the matter in dispute exceeds two hundred dollars, unless the legality of a tax, toll, impost or municipal fine is involved. The fact that the plaintiff may at the same time seek an enforcement of a mechanic’s lien or the foreclosure of a mortgage by which the demand is secured, does not affect the question of jurisdiction.
Appeal dismissed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- POLAND v. CARRIGAN
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- The Supreme Court has no jurisdiction in a case brought on a money demand for less than two hundred dollars, which does not involve the legality of a tax, toll, impost or municipal fine, although the enforcement of a mechanic’s lien or the foreclosure of a mortgage by which the demand is secured is sought in the same case.