St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas v. Post

WILUSON, O. J.

(after stating the facts as above!. The theory on which appellant contends that the court below was without jurisdiction of the suit was that it appeared from the allegations in appellee’s petition that hé was not entitled to recover either the sum he sued for as interest on the value of the mule or the sum he sued for as attorney’s fees, and that the suit therefore should be treated as one for $200 only, of which a justice court alone had jurisdiction. We agree it appeared from said allegations that appellee was not entitled to recover anything as interest, either eo nomine or…