U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia, 1823

Cazenove v. Darrel

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · Decided November 15, 1823 · Morsell, Thruston

2 D.C. 444; 5 F. Cas. 337; 2 Cranch 444

Opinion of the Court

Morsell, J.

Can consent give jurisdiction ? If, in order to give original jurisdiction to this Court, the parties should agree that the debt was 56 dollars, when the real debt was less than 50 dollars, could the jurisdiction of this Court be supported ?

The Court

(Thruston, J., absent,)

said they still considered the real debt, in this case, to be $56.84, and that the judgment must be reversed, and judgment of nonsuit entered with costs.

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