Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Steele

This cause originated before the mayor of the city of Bloomington, where the appellee recovered $49.35, which was the exact amount sued for in his complaint. The appellant appealed to the Circuit Court, where the cause was tried de novo, and the appellee, without having amended his complaint, recovered $51.

The first question we are to decide is that raised by the appellee’s motion to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

The statute allows an appeal only in such cases when the amount in controversy, exclusive of interest and costs, exceeds $50. Section 632, R. S. 1881. There was no…