Noland v. Sickler
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Boone District Court. — Hon. Charles E. Albrook, Judge. Action for damages for the value of a cow. It was begun in justice court. From a verdict and judgment for plaintiffs the defendants appealed to the district court. In the district court the plaintiffs moved to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. This motion was overruled, and a certificate of appeal granted. From such ruling the plaintiffs have appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
¡i. Justice of the peace: appeal: amount in controversy. On September Y, 1909, in justice court, a verdict was rendered for the plaintiffs for $25, and judgment entered thereon. The only pleading filed in the case by plaintiffs was the original notice, wherein they claimed the sum of $25 and interest thereon from August 24, 1909. In the district court the plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss the appeal was based upon the contention that the amount in controversy in the justice court did not exceed $25, and that the case was therefore not appealable. It is manifest that on the face of the pleadings…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bateman v. SissonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1886
- Vorwald v. MarshallSupreme Court of Iowa · 1887