Perin v. Gochnauer

Opinion by

Reno, J.,

Plaintiff-appellant sued defendant-appellee in trespass before a justice of the peace on a cause of action arising out of an automobile collision, and recovered a judgment for $280.22. Defendant appealed to the court below and, upon plaintiff’s motion, the appeal was quashed. Defendant’s timely motion for an appeal nunc pro tunc was allowed, and from that order plaintiff appealed to this Court.

A party appealing from the judgment of a justice of the peace may choose between two methods: (1) He may pay the costs and enter bail absolute in double the probable amount of costs…