New York Elevated Railroad v. Fifth National Bank

Citations

• 118 U.S. 608
• 7 S. Ct. 23
• 30 L. Ed. 259
• 1886 U.S. LEXIS 1952

Syllabus

<p>The value of the matter in dispute in this court is determined by the amount of the judgment below, without regard to the amount of the verdict.</p> <p>Jurisdiction of a cause having once attached in this court, cannot be defeated by plaintiff below waiving or releasing enough of the judgment to bring it within the jurisdictional amount.</p>