O'Brien v. People

The sole question involved in this case is the validity of the appeal of plaintiff in error from a justice of the peace court to a county court. Plaintiff in error will hereinafter be designated as defendant.

In a justice of the peace court defendant was found guilty of careless driving of a motor vehicle upon a public highway, and fined fifteen dollars plus three dollars costs on September 30, 1947. He immediately arranged for an appeal to the county court and filed an appeal bond, which was approved by the justice on the same day and filed in county court together with the summons and…