JQuery (JavaScript) Syntax Error on line 1.

JQuery (JavaScript) Syntax Error on line 1.

I have a user running Windows XP, with IE8, and I'm to trying to optimize his web site using JQuery.   I have successfully implemented the following code that sorts a column of data by clicking on the specific column header (LN).    Everything works fine and the data in the column is sorted and posted to the column in the correct order and "THEN" I get an error POPUP box that states I have a syntax error on line 1.

Sample code:
 $("#LN").click( {parm:0},sortTable );
   
function sortTable(event) {  
          var col = event.data.parm;
          var rows = $('#sTBL tbody  tr').get();
          rows.sort(function(a, b) {
             
             var A = $(a).children('td').eq(col).text().toUpperCase();
             var B = $(b).children('td').eq(col).text().toUpperCase();
             if(A < B) {
               return -1;
             } 
             if(A > B) {
               return 1;
             }
             return 0;
         }
         );
         
        $.each(rows, function(index, row) {
           $('#sTBL').children('tbody').append(row);
          }
          );
    }  

The line starting with  $('#sTBL') causes the syntax error when the last row is appended to the table.   The 0 (zero) represents the column that was clicked to be sorted.

I don't get "ANY" syntax errors using Chrome.   Does my customer have to live with this as long as they insist on using XP and IE8 or is there something "I" need to do to alleviate the syntax error.

Thank you in advance for your help and response.