Casey v. Jordan

Appellee brought this suit against appellant before a justice of the peace to recover an amount claimed to be due as rent of premises occupied by appellant. From a judgment of the justice of the peace in favor of appellee, appellant appealed to the Circuit Court.

In the Circuit Court the cause was placed upon the short cause- calendar upon motion of appellee. Mo affidavit was filed in the Circuit Court, as required by the statu té, a prerequisite to the placing of a cause upon the short cause calendar. (Sec. 95, Chap. 110, R. S.) The record shows that a copy only, of such affidavit was filed…