Moore v. Dixon

This was a proceeding commenced before a justice of the peace under the forcible entry and detainer act. The plaintiff in his complaint asked for a restitution of the premises, and alleged that he was damaged in the sum of twenty dollars, for which amount he asked judgment.

Upon a trial in the magistrate’s court plaintiff had a verdict, and his damages were assessed at one dollar. Defendant then appealed, and in the Circuit Court the jury found for the plain*425tiff and awarded him damages in the sum of $250.16, upon which verdict the court entered up a judgment and doubled the damages-.

The only…