ELKINS v. AUTO RECOVERY BUREAU

No. 05-81-013334-CV.

649 S.W.2d 73 (1982)

Rodney R. ELKINS, Appellant, v. AUTO RECOVERY BUREAU and the Citadel Apartments, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied March 14, 1983.

Opinion On Motion for Rehearing February 1, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodney R. Elkins, Dallas, for appellant.

Hollye C. Fisk, Brian D. Melton, Dallas, for appellee.

Before STOREY, SPARLING and WHITHAM, JJ.


WHITHAM, Justice.

Appellant, Rodney R. Elkins, appeals from a judgment dismissing this suit in a county court at law for want of jurisdiction. Appellees, Hobart Douglas Jameson, Sr., d/b/a Auto Recovery Bureau, and The Citadel Apartments, contend that the trial court was without jurisdiction because the amount in controversy exceeds $5000.00. For the reasons that follow we affirm in part and reverse in part.

In his original petition Elkins sued only Jameson...

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