Webster v. Broeker

Citations

• 97 Kan. 219
• 155 P. 15
• 1916 Kan. LEXIS 267

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Jurisdiction — Justice of the Peace — Amount in Controversy. In an action before a justice the bill of particulars stated a cause of action for the recovery of $300; the prayer asked judgment for that sum with interest from the day the action was begun; judgment was rendered for $300. Held, that the prayer was no part of the statement of the cause of action, that the amount sued for was $300, and that the justice court and the district court on appeal had jurisdiction.</p>