O'Connell v. Gavett

From the record and bill of exceptions brought up, it appears that suit was brought by appellee against appellants in a justice court, and from the judgment rendered therein the defendants appealed to the county court, where the case was again tried, resulting in a verdict against defendants, and upon their motion a new trial was granted. Before the second trial came on a new county judge was elected in the person of J. H. King, Esq., who had acted as counsel for defendants at the former trial, and who was now presiding as judge of the county court, when the case came on for the new. trial…