Knowles v. Picket
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Hardin Circuit Court. Action of replevin commenced before a justice of the peace, where judgment was rendered for plaintiff. This judgment was affirmed in the Circuit Court upon certiorari and defen- ‘ dant appealed to this court. The facts of the case appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
i jurisdicof°f¿o peace® replevin. The writ of replevin was issued and the cause was tried by a justice of the peace of a township in which neither Parties resided, and wherein the property was a^ 110 ^me f°urL<l. The petition does not allege that the property was in the township, nor does it show that there was no justice of the peace in the township where the property was found, or where defendant resides, or in the township of plaintiff’s residence. The defendant insisted, both before the justice of the peace and the Circuit Court, that the justice had no jurisdiction in the case. The…
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