Gorman v. Havird

Citations

• 141 U.S. 206
• 11 S. Ct. 943
• 35 L. Ed. 717
• 1891 U.S. LEXIS 2510

Syllabus

<p>Although.it is true as a general rule that where judgment goes for the defendant, the amount'of the plaintiffs claim is the test of'jurisdiction, this rule is subject to the qualification that the demand shall appear to have been made in good faith for such amount; and if it appear clearly from the whole record that under no aspect of the case the plaintiff could recover ,th,e full amount of his 'claim, this court will decline to assume • jurisdiction of the case.</p>