41 N.Y. St. Rep. 649
Decided December 22, 1891
New York Court of Appeals · decided 1891-12-22
<p>Appeal—Jurisdiction op court op appeals.</p> <p>Plaintiff contracted to do tlie glazing in eight houses for $875, did the work and filed a mechanic's lien. Prior to the filing all the houses had been sold except three. In an action to foreclose his lien plaintiff recovered for the glazing done on the three houses, $314. Held, that the amount involved was insufficient to give this court jurisdiction of the appeal.</p>
Decided 1891-12-22
¶1The amount involved in this controversy is insufficient to give this court jurisdiction of the appeal.
¶2The damages awarded against the appellants were but little over $300 and fall short of the- amount authorizing an appeal to this court.
¶3The appeal should, therefore, be dismissed, with costs.
¶4All concur.