Kiernan v. Germaine
Mississippi Supreme Court
Motion in Supreme Court. Louisa Germaine brought this action against W. J. Kiernan upon an open account for fifty-two dollars before a justice of the peace in Lauderdale County. The defendant filed a set-off for thirty-six dollars. On the 3d of May, 1882, the justice of the peace rendered a judgment in favor of the plaintiff for twenty-five dollars and ninety-five cents.
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Motion in Supreme Court. Louisa Germaine brought this action against W. J. Kiernan upon an open account for fifty-two dollars before a justice of the peace in Lauderdale County. The defendant filed a set-off for thirty-six dollars. On the 3d of May, 1882, the justice of the peace rendered a judgment in favor of the plaintiff for twenty-five dollars and ninety-five cents. The defendant appealed to the circuit court, where the plaintiff, on the 5th day of July, 1884, recovered a judgment for forty-seven dollars, “ together with statutory damages as allowed in such case.” From this judgment the…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, C. J.
It is settled that unless the amount in controversy, exclusive of interest, exceeds fifty dollars an appeal does not lie to this court in a case begun before a justice of the peace (Davis v. Holberg, 59 Miss. 362); and it must follow that the damages given by statute as an incident to a recovery in the circuit court against a defendant who is appellant are to be excluded in determining the sufficiency of the amount in controversy to entitle the party to an appeal to this court.
Motion sustained.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Davis v. HolbergMississippi Supreme Court · 1882
3Cited by1 opinion
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