39 S.E.2d 240 MARY F. FENTRESS, ET ALS. v. S. HENRY PRUDEN. 38482 Record No. 3075.Supreme Court of Virginia. September 11, 1946. Present, All the Justices. 1. JURISDICTION — Amount in Controversy — Right of Plaintiff to Release Part of Claim. — The general rule is that in civil actions the amount demanded by the […]