Key legal question
Whether the civil appeal was admissible despite the low amount in dispute because it raised a question of principle.
Extracted holding
The appellant did not show a genuine question of principle; the ordinary civil appeal was therefore unavailable.
Extracted reasoning
A mere lack of prior Supreme Court case law on a provision is insufficient. No divergent practice, doctrinal split, or special urgency was shown, and such disputes can usually reach the statutory value threshold.