Pierce v. Jernigan

Jernigan, the appellee here, sued the appellant, Pierce, before Vandiver, a justice of the peace, in which court there was a. judgment for the appellee, from which appellant appealed to the circuit court, in which court the verdict and judgment was in favor of the appellee, and appellant prosecutes his appeal to this court.

There was a motion by appellee to dismiss the appeal here because, the record was not certified to the circuit court by the justice of the peace, and we determined to dispose of the motion on'the submission of the case.

The justice of the peace made no effort to certify his…