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THOMPSON V. BUTLER, 95 U. S. 694 (1877)
95 U. S. 694U.S. Supreme Court
Thompson v. Butler, 95 U.S. 694 (1877)
Thompson v. Butler
95 U.S. 694
Syllabus
In a suit in the circuit court where the defendant pleaded neither a setoff nor a counterclaim, the plaintiff remitted so much of a verdict in his favor as was in excess of $5,000 and took judgment for the remainder "in coin." The defendant sued out a writ of error. Held that the amount in controversy, whether payable in coin or any other kind of money, is not sufficient to give this court jurisdiction.
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