Lennox v. Harsh

On June 1, 1896, appellee commenced this suit before a justice of the peace of Moultrie county, Illinois, for $111.50, that being the amount indorsed on the back of the summons issued on that date by the justice before whom the suit was commenced. After trial before the justice of the peace, a judgment was rendered by the justice in favor of appellee against appellant for the full sum claimed, to wit, $115.50. Appellant, by appeal, took the case to the Circuit Court of Moultrie County, where the case was tried in that court by jury, and a verdict returned for appellee for $120. After verdict,…