Redus v. Gamble
Mississippi Supreme Court
From tbe circuit court of Tate county. JIon. J. B. Boothe, Judge. Bedus, tbe appellant, was plaintiff in tbe court below; Gamble, tbe appellee, was defendant there. From a judgment in tbe circuit court in' defendant’s favor tbe plaintiff appealed to tbe supreme court.
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From tbe circuit court of Tate county. JIon. J. B. Boothe, Judge. Bedus, tbe appellant, was plaintiff in tbe court below; Gamble, tbe appellee, was defendant there. From a judgment in tbe circuit court in' defendant’s favor tbe plaintiff appealed to tbe supreme court. Bedus made an affidavit against Gamble, and brought a civil action against him for damages at the same time, under § 1068, Code 1892, for enticing away or knowingly employing his servant or laborer, one Dock Wilkins. He recovered a judgment in the civil case for $68.87, and Gamble was convicted and fined in the criminal case,…
1Opinion of the CourtTruly, J.
The appeal bond in the sum of $250 filed by Gamble with the justice of the peace before the expiration of five days from the rendition of the judgment operated to remove the civil case to the circuit court. This right could not be lost by the failure of the justice of the peace to indorse his approval on the bond. The bond was conditioned as required by § 82, Code 1892, and was in a penalty of more than double the amount of the judgment appealed from, and the sureties are admitted to be perfectly solvent. This is all.that the law requires of a losing-party who desires to appeal a civil case…
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