Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Clements

Appellant sued appellee for the balance due on two promissory notes given in payment for premiums on insurance policies. The amount in controversy is less than $200, but it appears that by a local law the jurisdiction of the county court of Dawson county has been increased so. as to confer original jurisdiction on that court to determine civil cases when the amount involved is less than $200. This local law is authorized by article 5, § 22, of the Constitution. The case was tried before a jury, and upon the verdict returned judgment was rendered that appellant take nothing, from which…