Legal Opinion

Percival v. Strathman

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided January 18, 1901PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from Dickinson District Gourt. — PIon. W. B. Quabton, Judge. Action for balance on a clieck. The defendants appeal from judgment as prayed.

1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.

*7481 *747The trial judge is no longer required, where the amount in controversy does not exceed $100, to certify *748questions of law for our determination, in order to confer jurisdiction. The practice has been greatly simplifled by section 4110 of the Code, and now all such cases, when containing’ his certificate that “the appeal should be allowed,” are heard on assignment of errors, precisely the same as other actions at law. AVhils the certificate in this case is not in the language of the1 statute, the evident purpose was to allow the appeal, though under the misapprehension that the questions to be…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. President of the Bank of the Metropolis v. President of the New England BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1848
  2. Roberts v. Austin Corbin & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1868
  3. Thomas Wilson & Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
  4. Thomas v. Exchange BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896
  5. Carroll v. BankWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1887

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Olsen v. Harlan National BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
  2. Fritz v. SniderSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
  3. Leach v. Mechanics Savings BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1926

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