Jesse French Piano & Organ Co. v. Walker
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Boone Circuit Court. — Hon. John A. Hockaday, Judge. The value of the piano, $150, was within the jurisdiction of the circuit court, according to the opinion of this court in Lang v. Calloway, 68 Mo. App. 393, and Holt v. Collyer, 71 Mo. App. 280.
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.
This was an action in replevin to recover a piano valued at $150 and was begun in the circuit court of Boone county. Judgment was rendered for the plaintiff and afterward set aside and cause dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
It is stated that the court took the view that a justice of the peace had exclusive jurisdiction in replevin when the property was of the value here claimed. This was erroneous. The jurisdiction is concurrent with justices of the peace where the sum is more than $50 and less than $250, as is shown in Lang v. Calloway, 68 Mo. App. 393; Holt v. Collyer, 71 Mo. App. 280.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Lang v. CallowayMissouri Court of Appeals · 1897
- Holt v. ColyerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1897