Supreme Court of the United States, 1871

Parker v. Latey

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided November 13, 1871 · Clifford

79 U.S. 390; 20 L. Ed. 404; 12 Wall. 390; 1870 U.S. LEXIS 1206 (United States Reports)

Opinion

Mr. Justice CLIFFORD

delivered the opinion of the court.

Objection is made by the defendant that the matter in controversy does not exceed two thousand dollars, and upon an examination of the record the objection appears to be well founded. Enough must appear to show affirmatively *391 that the jurisdiction exists, and as it does not in this case, the writ of error must be

Dismissed. .

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