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Murray v. De Gross

10 N.Y. Super. Ct. 668 3 Duer 668 Court N.Y. Super. Ct. Decision date 1854-05-13 English

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Murray v. De Gross.

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The Marine Court in the city of Sew York has jurisdiction of the actions named in § 1, chap. 611?, of the laws of 1858, in those cases only in which the damages claimed do not exceed §500.
When such an action is brought in a court of record, and the damages claimed do not exceed §500, the plaintiff can recover no more costs than he would have been entitled to, if he had brought the action in the Marine Court.
p. 669
But when, in such an action brought in a court of record, the damages claimed exceed $500, if the plaintiff recover, his right to costs will he regulated by the Code.
(Before Oaklet, C. J., Düer, Campbell, and Boswortb, J.J.)
May 13, 1854.

The court, at a General Term, decided the points as above stated, and the opinion of the court is reported in vol. 12 of fhe Legal Observer, page 311.