Jerzakowski v. City of South Bend

is an action by appellee against appellant to recover a penalty for the violation of a municipal ordinance, in which a judgment was rendered in the city court for the sum of $50. Appellant appealed to the superior court but that court refused to assume jurisdiction, and, on motion of appellee, dismissed the appeal. Judgment was rendered against appellant for costs, and this appeal followed. The first question to be determined is one of jurisdiction.- It is well settled that the right of appeal is wholly statutory, except where expressly secured by the Constitution. Hall v. Kincaid (1917), 64…