Stevers v. Gunz
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendants from an order of the district court for Mower county, Page, J., presiding, denying their motion to dismiss the action for want of jurisdiction.
1Opinion of the CourtGtlfillan, C. J.
This was an action commenced before a justice of the peace to recover the possession of a horse, the value of which is alleged in the complaint at $100, and to recover damages for the detention thereof, alleged in the complaint at $75. Judgment was rendered by the justice in favor of the plaintiff, for the possession of the property and for $75 damages, and the defendants appealed to the district court. Unquestionably, the justice had no jurisdiction of the subject of the action. That subject, as presented by the complaint, was plaintiff’s claim to recover a horse worth $100, and $75 for…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hecklin v. EssSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1870
3Cited by2 opinions
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