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RYAN v. BINDLEY

68 U.S. 66 (1863)

1 Wall. 66

RYAN v. BINDLEY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Lee and Fisher for the plaintiff in error.

Mr. Justice DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

1. The allegation in the declaration must be taken, generally, as fixing the amount or value for the purposes of jurisdiction. But the subsequent pleadings may so change the original character of the suit as to involve an amount or value in excess of two thousand dollars, and when this is done, the judgments and decrees of the court below are subject to be reviewed here...

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