Todd v. Figley
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the common pleas of Butler county. William Figley against James Todd. This action originated before a justice of the peace, in which the plaintiff claimed to recover the price of a horse loaned by him to the defendant, and which, while in his possession, was kicked and died. The first question raised was, whether the justice had jurisdiction of the cause of action ? The court below (Bredin, President) ruled this point in favour of the plaintiff.
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ERROR to the common pleas of Butler county. William Figley against James Todd. This action originated before a justice of the peace, in which the plaintiff claimed to recover the price of a horse loaned by him to the defendant, and which, while in his possession, was kicked and died. The first question raised was, whether the justice had jurisdiction of the cause of action ? The court below (Bredin, President) ruled this point in favour of the plaintiff. It appeared in evidence that after the horse was kicked the plaintiff employed a person to examine the wound, and take some care of it. The…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court. uras delivered by
Kennedy, J.
The two errors first assigned, which raise the principal if not the only question in the case, allege a want of jurisdiction in the justice of the peace, before whom the suit was originally commenced. The act of 1810 gives justices of the peace “jurisdiction of all causes of action arising from contract, either express or implied, in all cases where the sum demanded is not above 100 dollars, except in cases of real contract, where the title to lands or tenements may come in question, or action upon promise of marriage.” These are the words…
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