Tintsman v. National Bank

• Decision Date: 01 October 1879
• Citation: Tintsman v. National Bank, 100 U.S. 6, 25 L.Ed. 530 (1879)
• Parties: TINTSMAN v. NATIONAL BANK
• Court: U.S. Supreme Court

100 U.S. 6

100 U.S. 6

25 L.Ed. 530

TINTSMANv.NATIONAL BANK.

October Term, 1879

MOTION to dismiss a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

Mr. D. T. Watson in support of the motion.

Mr. Welty McCullogh, contra.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITEdelivered the opinion of the Court.

In Gray v. Blanchard(97 U. S. 564), we held that a case must be dismissed, if, on an examination of the whole record, it appeared that the value of the matter actually in dispute between the parties was less than our jurisdictional amount.This writ of error was brought by the defendant below to reverse a judgment against him of more than $5,000; but on looking into the record we find that the case was heard on an agreed statement of facts in the nature of a special verdict, in which it appeared that the plaintiff claimed of the defendant $8,233.79, and interest from June 4, 1876.The defendant admitted that he owed of...