Bradley v. Kent

This action was commenced in a Justice’s Court to recover the amount due on a promissory note for one hundred and ninety-three dollars and thirteen cents, with cost of protest and interest. It was appealed to the County Court, where the plaintiffs recovered judgment for two hundred and four dollars, and the defendant appeals therefrom to this Court.

The appellant contends that the County Court had no jurisdiction to render judgment for a sum exceeding two hundred dollars, and that the judgment in this case is therefore void, and refers to the case of Fillett v. Engler (8 Cal. 76). In that case…