Greenwell v. Greenwell

Defendant'in error brought suit before a justice of the peace, on an account for rent. The case was tried by the justice without a jury. After plaintiff had finished her testimony, defendant filed a demurrer to the evidence, which was overruled by the justice, and the defendant offering no testimony, judgment was entered in favor of the plaintiff. Defendant filed a motion for a new trial, which was overruled. He then caused a bill of exceptions to be prepared and signed, and sought to take the case on petition in error to the district court. This cannot be done, and therefore the judgment…