Sheldon v. Lyon

This suit originated in the municipal court of Birmingham, which has, in civil matters, the jurisdiction of justices of the peace, where the amount in controversy does not exceed $100. The complaint filed in the municipal court, May 7, 1923, claimed $18.50, due on an unpaid check; $75 due by note on February 10, 1918, with the interest thereon, and $20 as attorney’s fees. The interest on the note for the five years that elapsed between the due date of the note and the filing of the complaint would increase the indebtedness on the note to $105, and this regardless of the amount claimed as…