Waters v. Walker

Opinion by

White, P. J.

*464§ 268. Justices1 courts, jurisdiction of; in suit on note, attorney's fee stipulated for in the note is part of the “amount in controversyThis suit - originated in a justice court, and was brought upon a note for $200, together with interest after maturity at the rate of ten per cent, per annum, and ten per cent, attorney’s fees in case of legal proceedings to enforce collection. Judgment was rendered in both the justice court and the county court, to which the cause was subsequently appealed, in favor of defendant, and from the judgment of the county court this appeal…