McDaniel v. Upton

Appellant claimed of appellee $200 for services as veterinarian. Appellee tendered him $20, which was refused. Appellant then began suit before a justice of the peace for $200. On the day of trial, February 14, 1891, both parties appeared and appellee moved for a continuance. The motion was overruled, whereupon appellee withdrew from the court room and a trial was had in his absence resulting in a judgment against him for $200. From such judgment he appealed to the Circuit Court. The appeal was perfected on the 5th of March, 1891, and the cause stood for trial at the March term, which began…