Lawton v. Ewing

Two principal questions are raised upon this writ of error: First, the jurisdiction of a justice of the peace over the subject matter of the suit; and, second, whether the order of court permitting a bill of exceptions to be filed is a part of the common-law record or must be made a part of the record by a bill of exceptions. Plaintiffs in error were plaintiffs below and defendant in error was defendant below, and we shall refer to them as plaintiffs and defendant.

The evidence shows that on April 20,1921, the plaintiffs sold to one Ralph Connor five cows for a consideration of $290. In…