Reily v. Shafer

Citations

• 70 Pa. Super. 289
• 1918 Pa. Super. LEXIS 233

Syllabus

<p>Courts ■ — ■ Municipal Court of Philadelphia — Jurisdiction — Amount.</p> <p>Where a plaintiff brings an action of trespass in the Municipal Court of Philadelphia County to recover damages for injuries to personal property, and in his statement of claim fixes the amount of money demanded at the sum of $1,200, but fails to file any certificate as to the real extent of his loss, the court should sustain a plea to the jurisdiction filed by the defendant; but if it does not do so, and at the trial the plaintiff seeks to recover a sum in excess of $600, and the jury returns a verdict for less than $600, and judgment is entered thereon, such judgment will be reversed on appeal. In such a ease the appellate court will not allow at the bar of the court a motion to amend the statement of claim so as to reduce the amount demanded to the sum of $600.</p>