J. R. Watkins Co. v. Guess

The question for decision in this -case is whether an appeal in a civil case can be effectuated from a justice of the peace court to the circuit court by delivery to the justice of the peace of a personal check of one of the defendants against whom a personal judgment had been rendered in the justice court. Appellant obtained in a justice court a-personal judgment against George Guess and Mrs. George Guess and Claude Wilkes for $167.16'. The circuit court on appeal to it rendered judgment for appellees. It is admitted no appeal bond was given but that in lieu thereof a personal check of…