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