Case Name: Kungsgaten, Inc. v. Philadelphia, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1965-01-12
Citations: 416 Pa. 352
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 302
Parties: Kungsgaten, Inc. v. Philadelphia, Appellant.
Judges: Before Bell, C. J., Musmanno, Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O’Brien and Roberts, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 416
Pages: 352–354

Head Matter:
Kungsgaten, Inc. v. Philadelphia, Appellant.
Argued November 17, 1964.
January 12, 1965:
Before Bell, C. J., Musmanno, Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O’Brien and Roberts, JJ.
Levy Anderson, First Deputy City Solicitor, with him Matthew W. Bulloch, Jr., Deputy City Solicitor, and Edward G. Bauer, Jr., City Solicitor, for City of Philadelphia, appellant.
Joseph II. Lieberman, for appellee.

Opinion:
Opinion
Per Curiam,
An examination of the instant record discloses that this Court, because of the amount in controversy, lacks jurisdiction to entertain this appeal. The appellate jurisdiction of the Superior Court arises by statute while the appellate jurisdiction of this Court arises not only by statute, but under the Constitution of the Commonwealth and under this Court's power of King's Bench. The amount in controversy in the case at bar clearly indicates that jurisdiction to entertain this appeal lies in the Superior Court, not this Court.
Rule 68% of this Court, under the provisions of which the allowance of an appeal in this matter was improvidently permitted, applies only in matters where this Court has appellate jurisdiction generally. Before resort may be had to Rule 68%, the provisions of the statute and the Constitution relating to the appellate jurisdiction of this Court must be satisfied.
The matter is remitted to the Superior Court.
Act of August 14, 1963, P. L. 819, No. 401, §1, 17 P.S. §184.
By certificate or otherwise, a petition under Rule 68% must clearly disclose wherein this Court has appellate jurisdiction in the matter.