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Breeder’s bid for higher damages claim blocked

A cat-breeder’s attempt to sweeten the kitty by demanding damages beyond the district court’s $25,000 jurisdictional limit while on appeal to the circuit court has been rejected by the Court of Appeals of Virginia. Despite winning at trial, the breeder appealed to the circuit court and was granted leave to amend her complaint, which added new ...