Nash v. Beckman
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Palo Alto District Court. — Hon. Geo H. Carr, Judge. Action to recover the purchase price of two harrows and “extra parts” thereof, sold by the plaintiff to defendants, of the value of thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents. The defendants, ansjvering, presented a counterclaim for a breach of the conditions of the sale, and claimed damages in the sum of one hundred dollars and interest.
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Appeal from Palo Alto District Court. — Hon. Geo H. Carr, Judge. Action to recover the purchase price of two harrows and “extra parts” thereof, sold by the plaintiff to defendants, of the value of thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents. The defendants, ansjvering, presented a counterclaim for a breach of the conditions of the sale, and claimed damages in the sum of one hundred dollars and interest. The court directed' a verdict for the plaintiff, and from a judgment thereon the defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtGranger, J.
There is no certificate of the district uourt as is required to give this court jurisdiction where the amount in controversy, as shown by.the pleadings, is less than one hundred dollars, because of which the appellee moves to dismiss the appeal. It is the amount of the counterclaim that is to control in this respect. The allegations of the answer in support of *250the counterclaim are' to the effect that the harrows ■ were warranted to the defendants to be well made, of good material, to do good work, etc., and were purchased by the defendants for sale to other parties. The answer states that the…
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