T. L. Farrow Mercantile Co. v. Jeffers
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Marshall County; W. W. Haralson, Judge. Action by W. J. Jeffers against the T. L. Farrow Mercantile Company. Judgment for plaintiff, the court refused to set the judgment aside and to dismiss the suit on jurisdictional grounds, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBricken, J.
This suit was brought byappellee against appellant to recover the sum of $200 as damages for the breach of the conditions of a detinue bond. There was judgment for plaintiff for $22.50. The defendant after judgment moved to set the same aside and dismiss the suit on thei ground that the plaintiff had recovered less than the jurisdictional amount, and that the amount had not been reduced by a set-off successfully made by the defendant, and that the statutory affidavit was not filed.
The court overruled this motion, and this action of the court is made the basis of the only assignment of error…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Black v. RyanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- O'Reilly v. MastersonAlabama Court of Appeals · 1912
- Buckner v. VaughtAlabama Court of Appeals · 1912