Guard v. Circle
Cases that cite this one
8 later published cases cite this decision.
- Ward v. Perry (Ind. Ct. App. 1915)
- Moreno v. Martínez (Supreme Court of Puerto Rico 1908)
- Elgin v. Mathis (Ind. Ct. App. 1894)
- Breidert v. Krueger (Ind. 1881)
- State ex rel. Conn v. Forry (Ind. 1878)
- Mays v. Dooley (Ind. 1877)
- Caffrey v. Dudgeon (Ind. 1872)
- Pate v. Shafer (Ind. 1862)
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Opinion of the Court
Suit commenced before a justice of the peace, on an account. Damages claimed, $99. Answer, by way of set-off, claiming judgment for $100. The case went by appeal to the Circuit Court. Judgment for the plaintiff’, for a fraction over $80. No exceptions were taken in the cause. It is said the justice had not jurisdiction ; but jurisdiction, as to amount, in a given cause, is determined by the amount of damages claimed in the conclusion of the complaint. The Inhabitants, &c. v. Weir, 9 Ind. 224.
The judgment is affirmed, with 5 per cent, damages, and costs.
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