Givens v. Ledebrink

Citations

• 31 Pa. Super. 298
• 1906 Pa. Super. LEXIS 209

Syllabus

<p>Justice of the peace — Jurisdiction—Amount of claim.</p> <p>On an appeal from the judgment of a justice of the peace for $300, the jurisdiction of the justice will not be ousted by evidence that plaintiff, a physician, on advice of counsel fixed the value of his services at $300, and that in making a claim against a school board for the' same services, fixed the value at $420, or at the rate of $10.00 per visit for forty-two visits, there being nothing on the record to show that he ever made any other claim against the defendant than that for $300.</p>