Willis v. Eastern Trust & Banking Co.

Citations

• 167 U.S. 76
• 17 S. Ct. 739
• 42 L. Ed. 83
• 1897 U.S. LEXIS 2082

Syllabus

<p>In this suit the matter in dispute was the right of present possession of real estate in the District of Columbia, whose value was agreed to be over $5000, but there was nothing in the record to show that the value of the right of possession reached the jurisdictional amount, and the case was accordingly dismissed.</p>