Titus v. Latimer
Texas Supreme Court
Latimer sued Titus in a Justice’s Court and obtained judgment. Titus appealed to the District Court. On motion of Latimer the appeal was dismissed upon the ground that the District Courts had no jurisdiction of appeals from Justices’ Courts.
1Opinion of the CourtLipscomb, J.
This cause originated before a justice of the peace, and was takeu by appeal to the District Court, and it was in that court dismissed for want of jurisdiction, from which decision an appeal was taken and brought to this court for revision. The case lias not been argued, but we are informed that tlie decision of the court below rested on the construction of the 10th section of the IVth article of the Constitution of the State, and it is not contended but that if the Legislature had power under the Constitution to give an appeal, it has been given. The 10th section of ¡he IVth article, the…
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