Mallock v. Krome

The only question presented by this record is in regard to the proper construction of sec. 49, chapter 79, Revised Statutes of 1874, which reads as follows: “In all suits which shall be commenced before a justice of the peace, each party shall bring forward all his demands against the other, existing at the time .of the commencement of the suit, which are of such a nature as to be consolidated, and which do not exceed $200 when consolidated into one action or defense, and in refusing or neglecting to do so shall forever be barred from suing therefor.”

It appears, from the record, that McDonald…