Townsend v. Harmon

Harrington, J.,

delivering the opinion of the Court:

The question raised by the demurrer is whether, under the facts alleged, William E. Townsend could be sued before a Justice of the Peace in an action of trespass.

A Justice of the Peace Court is purely a statutory court of limited jurisdiction but under Section 4062, Revised Code 1915, it is expressly given jurisdiction, not exceeding a specified amount, in “actions of trespass for direct and immediate injuries in taking or carrying away, destroying, or damaging goods or chattels * * See Howell v. Wood, 6 Boyce 464, 100 A. 572; Reed v.…