Phillips v. Quick

This was an action brought by appellee before a police magistrate, against appellant, for the recovery of a judgment on a note. . The amount claimed by the summons ivas $300. Appellant appeared before the police magistrate on the 10th day of March, 1871, the time set for trial, and entered a motion to dismiss the suit for want of jurisdiction, but the motion was overruled and a judgment was rendered against appellant for $285 and costs of suit. An appeal to the circuit court was perfected, and the cause was tried by the court without a jury by consent of parties, when the court rendered a…