Wilhelms v. Noble Bros. & Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Certiorari from .County-Court. Decided by Judge Milneb. Floyd Superior Court. July Term, 1867. Wilhelms prayed process, returnable to a monthly session of the County-Court of said county, against Noble Brothers & Co., to recover one hundred dollars only, claimed by him from them, averring that “ this is a suit between master and servant.” The real foundation of the suit was the following paper: “Due E. Wilhems, one hundred and thirty-five dollars.
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Certiorari from .County-Court. Decided by Judge Milneb. Floyd Superior Court. July Term, 1867. Wilhelms prayed process, returnable to a monthly session of the County-Court of said county, against Noble Brothers & Co., to recover one hundred dollars only, claimed by him from them, averring that “ this is a suit between master and servant.” The real foundation of the suit was the following paper: “Due E. Wilhems, one hundred and thirty-five dollars. NOBLE BROTHERS & CO.” (Endorsed.) “Received, June 4th, 1864, in salt, twenty-two dollars on this note. E. WILHELMS. March 18, ’66, $14 in United…
1Opinion of the Court
Walker, J„
Under the act organizing the County-Court, (acts 1865-6, p. 66,) jurisdiction was given at the monthly sessions, “without limit as to amount, in all cases arising out of the relation of master and servant,” “and all other civil'cases in which not more than one hundred dollars is claimed as damages, or principal sum due.” In this case the plaintiff claimed only one hundred dollars to be due him by his declaration, and therefore, according to the peculiar phraseology of the statute, the Court properly had jurisdiction of the case. The amount “claimed” was within the jurisdiction of…
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