Case Name: Edmund F. Hogan vs. Creed Taylor
Court: Superior Court of the Territory of Arkansas
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1822-08
Citations: 1 Ark. Terr. Rep. 20
Docket Number: 
Parties: Edmund F. Hogan vs. Creed Taylor.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the United States Superior Court for the Territory of Arkansas, from 1820 to 1836
Volume: 1
Pages: 20–20

Head Matter:
Edmund F. Hogan vs. Creed Taylor.
Tlie judgment cannot exceed the amount claimed in the declaration.
August, 1822.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The judgment in this case being rendered for fifty dollars more than the amount claimed in the declaration, is manifestly erroneous, and must be reversed ; it being well established, that a greater amount cannot be given than claimed in the declaration. 1 Chitty, PI. 372; Yelverton, 45; 10 Co. 117 ; 3 Com. Dig-, Damages, E. 3.
Reversed.