Simpson County v. Ball

A. H. Ball brought suit against Simpson county for the loss of a mule, placing the value thereof in his demand against the county at one hundred fifty dollars. He recovered judgment in the justice’ of the peace court for that amount, which w¡as appealed to the circuit court. On that appeal the plaintiff testified as to the value of the mule, saying it was worth two. hundred twenty-five dollars to him. He stated that he paid two hundred ten dollars, each for four mules, one of which was the one sued for, and that he sold two of them for two hundred dollars each, and that the mule sued for was…