Parsley v. Eskew

— This action originated before a justice of the peace. In the justice’s court, the appellee, who was the plaintiff, recovered judgment for thirty-nine dollars, and from this judgment the appellant appealed to the circuit court, where the case was again tried, and a' judgment rendered against appellant for thirty-one dollars.

There was no counter-claim or set-off pleaded by the appellant, and the appellee was content with the amount for which ho recovered judgment, and that must, therefore, be deemed to he the amount in controversy. Had the appellant been demanding a recovery of any sum from…