Marchant v. Healy

Supreme Court of Virginia
Marchant v. Healy, 94 Va. 614 (Va. 1897)
27 S.E. 464; 1897 Va. LEXIS 115
Buchanan

Marchant v. Healy

Opinion of the Court

Buchanan, «L,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The amount involved in this appeal is the difference between the debt asserted by the appellant in the lower court, and the amount paid upon it by sales of land made in that court. That difference being less than $500, this court has no jurisdiction, and, although no objection was made by the appellees upon the hearing to the jurisdiction of the court, the appeal must be dismissed as improvidently awarded.

Appeal dismissed.

Reference

Full Case Name
Marchant & Another v. Healy & Others
Cited By
4 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
1. Appeais — Amount in controversy — Dismissal.—The amount in controversy in this case is the difference between the amount claimed by the appellants and the amount recovered, and this sum being less than $500, the appeal will be dismissed, although appellees raised no objection to the jurisdiction of the court.