Gresham v. Kennedy
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court of Benton county. Hon. W. A. Roane, Judge. Action in replevin by Marvin Gresham, trustee, against W. P. Kennedy, begun before a justice of the peace and appealed to the circuit court, which rendered a judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appealed. On motion to dismiss the appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
This is an action of replevin commenced in the court of a justice of the peace, and the cause now comes on to be heard on a motion by the appellee to dismiss the appeal for the reason that “the judgment recovered in the circuit court was less than fifty dollars.” The affidavit on which the action was commenced before the justice of the peace alleges “that one black horse, about eight years old, named Frank, of the value of one hundred and twenty-five dollars, the property of affiant, is wrongfully detained,” etc. The judgment rendered in the court below recites that the jury having “returned…
2Cited by1 opinion
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