CLAY CENTER V. FARMERS' LOAN & TRUST CO., 145 U. S. 224 (1892)

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Clay Center v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co., 145 U.S. 224 (1892)

Clay Center v. Farmers' Loan and Trust Company

No. 339

Submitted April 26, 1892

Decided May 2, 1892

145 U.S. 224

Syllabus

When, in an action to recover an installment of rent, the judgment below is for less than $5,000, this Court is without appellate jurisdiction although the judgment involved the existence and validity of the contract of lease, and thus indirectly an amount in excess of the jurisdictional limit.

The case is stated in the opinion.