Shlifer v. Bergdoll

Citations

• 69 Pa. Super. 86
• 1918 Pa. Super. LEXIS 327

Syllabus

<p>Pleadings — Amendments—Amount in controversy — Jurisdiction • — Courts—Municipal Court of Philadelphia.</p> <p>Where an action of trespass for personal injuries is instituted in the Municipal Court of Philadelphia County by filing, under the rules, an affidavit to hold to bail, in which the damages are fixed at $1,500, and a summons capias is especially allowed by a judge of the court, and subsequently a statement is filed in which the damages are set out at $10,000, the court may, at the opening of the trial, permit the statement to be amended by reducing the amount to $1,500 to conform to the jurisdiction of the court.</p>