Thrall v. Fairbrother
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Memorandum.— Error from Greenwood district court; C. A. Leland, judge. Action by George E. Thrall against William Fairbrother. From the judgment in the district court, on an appeal from the justice, plaintiff brings error. The statement of the case, as made by Dennison, J., is as follows : This is a case in which the plaintiff in error, George E. Thrall, brought suit in justice’s court upon two promissory notes of $50 each and interest.
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Memorandum.— Error from Greenwood district court; C. A. Leland, judge. Action by George E. Thrall against William Fairbrother. From the judgment in the district court, on an appeal from the justice, plaintiff brings error. The statement of the case, as made by Dennison, J., is as follows : This is a case in which the plaintiff in error, George E. Thrall, brought suit in justice’s court upon two promissory notes of $50 each and interest. Judgment was rendered in justice’s court in favor of the plaintiff, and an appeal taken to the district court. The case was tried in the district court upon…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Dennison, J. :
Section 542 a of chapter 80 of the General Statutes of 1889 reads as follows: “No appeal or proceeding in error shall be had or taken to the supreme court in any civil action unless the amount or value in controversy, exclusive of- costs, shall exceed $100.” This section became a law March 20, 1889. This section also excepts certain cases, but this in not one of them. The amount in controversy in this case, as is conclusively shown by the pleadings and the agreed statement of facts upon which the case was tried, was $56.25 and interest…
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