Lagoo v. Seaman

Plaintiff recovered a judgment before a justice of the peace in the county of Wexford under Act No. 229, Pub. Acts 1887 (sections 10756-10770, 3 Comp. Laws), establishing a lien for labor and services upon lumber, shingles, etc., for $34.14 damages, and $12.47 costs of suit. Defendant claimed “that the justice had no jurisdiction to render judgment for costs exceeding $10,” and obtained a writ of certiorari from the circuit court to “correct the judgment in that respect.”' The circuit judge affirmed the judgment. Defendant brings the case to this court by writ of error.

Plaintiff contends that…