Question juridique clé
Whether the civil-law appeal was admissible despite an unspecified prayer for relief beyond the amount awarded below.
Solution extraite
The appeal was inadmissible to the extent it sought an unspecified amount beyond the first-instance award; only the request to confirm the district court judgment was sufficiently determinate.
Motifs extraits
Federal appeals must be quantified. An undetermined claim for a higher sum cannot be examined.