Tibbs v. Williamson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Justice Courts. Appeal. Constitutional law. Before Judge MoCutchen. Whitfield Superior Court. April Term, 1878. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
This case came on to be heard in the court below on an appeal from a justice court, when the respondent made a motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the amount claimed in the suit was less than fifty dollars, which motion the court sustained, and the appellant excepted.
By the constitution of 1877, justice courts have jurisdiction, in cases therein specified, when the principal sum does not exceed $100.00, “ but in all cases there may be an appeal to a jury in said court, or an appeal to the superior court, under such regulations as may be prescribed by law.”…
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