Nichols v. Rennie

Opinion by

RAY, C.

On appeal by the defendant to the district court from a judgment of a justice of the peace in a forcible-detainer action, jury being waived, judgment was for the plaintiff and against the defendant for possession and for $400, being double the rental value of the property from the date of the execution- of the appeal bond to the time of trial. So far as the judgment for possession is concerned no question is raised. The contention of the defendant is that the court was without power and jurisdiction in an action of forcible detainer to enter any judgment other than for…