Smith v. Taylor
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Sharp Circuit Court, Northern District; John-W. Meeks, Judge; The circuit court had no original jurisdiction of this cause,, and should have sustained the demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
This is an action instituted by appellee against appellant in the circuit court of Sharp County, Northern-District, to recover the sum of one hundred dollars alleged to be-dire as damages resulting from -the alleged breach by appellant of his contract with appellee employing the latter as his agent to sell a certain tract of land. Appellee recovered judgment below for $25.
The Constitution (art. 7, § 40) provides that justices of" the peace shall have original jurisdiction “exclusive of the circuit court in all matters of contract where the amount in controversy does not exceed the sum of one…
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