Appeal from decree of County Court of Philadelphia, Dec. T., 1966, No. 15022-B, in case of Ida Hunt v. Samuel Hunt, Jr.
William A. Goichman, for appellant.
Joseph V. Restifo, with him Benjamin Dresnin, for appellee.
Bell, C. J., Musmanno, Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O'Brien and Roberts, JJ. Concurring Opinion by Mr. Justice Roberts. Mr. Chief Justice Bell joins in this concurring opinion.
Decree affirmed on the authority of Schwartz v. Tate, 419 Pa. 593, 215 A.2d 616 (1966).
Concurring Opinion by Mr. Justice Roberts:
I agree that the County Court has no jurisdiction in this litigation, but for a reason differing from that indicated by the majority's citation of Schwartz v. Tate, supra. The action below was instituted to enjoin a father from pressing any claim of his minor daughter in federal court arising from an automobile accident. Under the Act of July 12, 1913, P. L. 711, § 10, as amended, 17 P.S. § 693, a county court's equity jurisdiction is limited to actions where the amount in controversy does not exceed $5,000. For purposes of this litigation, the amount claimed in the federal action (an amount in excess of $10,000) controls. Nor is there any independent jurisdictional basis for the county court action since the proceeding below is not a custody action under the Act of July 12, 1913, P. L. 711, § 11, as amended, 17 P.S. § 694.
The dismissal below was correct for an additional, and perhaps more compelling, reason. This injunctive action was predicated upon a Pennsylvania rule of civil procedure,*fn* ...