Maxey v. Cooper

Maxey filed with a justice of the peace his complaint, stating “that on the 1st day of June, 1897, the defendant Cooper, was indebted to the Grallatin Light, Power & Railway Companydn the sum of 849.55;” that the-company had assigned the claim to plaintiff, and that it was unpaid. Cooper demurred to the complaint for insufficiency. The justice overruled the demurrer, and required Cooper to answer within 24 hours. Thereafter the default of Cooper for want of an answer was entered, and judgment was thereupon rendered against him for the amount of the demand and for costs. From the judgment…