Austin v. Brook

Cobb, Ch. J.

This was an action in the nature of an action of trespass brought before a justice of the peace by the defendant in error against the plaintiffs in error. A trial was had in the justice’s court to a jury. A verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff in said action, defendant in error. The plaintiffs in error took the said cause to the district court, on error, where the judgment therein was affirmed, and the cause is brought to this court on error.

There is but one point presented, which is, that the judgment of the justice should have been reversed for the reason that said…