Graves v. Thompson

Citations

• 35 Wash. 282
• 77 P. 384
• 1904 Wash. LEXIS 445

Syllabus

<p>Appeal — Jurisdiction — Amount in Controversy — Value oe 'Personal Property Pound by Jury. In an action for the recovery of the possession of personal property, the value of the property in controversy, determining the jurisdiction of the supreme court on appeal, is the amount found hy the court or jury, and not the amount claimed in the complaint.</p> <p>Same — Value oe Personal Property-Damages For Detention. Upon an appeal from a judgment in favor of defendant in an action for the recovery of the possession of personal property, and for damages for its detention, alleged in the sum of $475, the value of the property as found hy the court or jury, and not the damages alleged, is the amount in controversy, and where the value fixed is $200, the appeal will he dismissed.</p>