Stamps v. Bridwell

The only question in this case is whether the Circuit Court of St. Louis county had jurisdiction to enforce a mechanic’s lien for the sum of $41.60.-

*23Tlie act of March 30, 1872, provides that “in all counties having one hundred thousand permanent inhabitants, justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction in all actions brought to enforce mechanics’ liens, as provided by Chap. 195 of the General Statutes of Missouri, when the amount or balance claimed to be due does not exceed ninety dollars, and any person entitled to such lien may hereafter, after having complied with the provisions of said…