Escue v. Hartley
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Hill County; Horton B. Porter, Judge. Suit between R. L. Escue and J. T. Hartley. From judgment rendered, the former appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtTalbot, J.
At a former day of the present term; of this court we reversed and remanded this case for a new trial. The appel-lee has filed a motion for a rehearing and for the first time contends that the district court did not have jurisdiction to hear and determine the cause, for the reason that the amount in controversy is exactly $500. This contention is supported by the record and must be sustained. The opinion heretofore handed down will be withdrawn, and this opinion filed instead thereof.
It is well settled by the decisions of this state that the district court has not jurisdiction of suits in…
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