City of Huntington v. Burke
City of Huntington v. Burke
Opinion of the Court
This was- a suit commenced in the Huntington Circuit Court by the appellee, to recover damages against the appellant for alleged injuries sustained by appellee on account of the Alleged negligence of the appellant, the amount demanded in the complaint being for less than $3,500. The court over-' ruled a demurrer to the evidence and rendered judgment in favor of the appellee for $850. The appellant prayed an appeal to the Appellate Court, which was granted. The clerk, by mistake, has docketed the appeal in this court.
The statute provides that "In any case wh.erein an appeal has been taken from a lower court to the Appellate
"While this case does not fall within the exact letter of the statute quoted, it falls within the spirit and intent of the act. The cause is therefore transferred to the Appellate Court, the amount in controversy being less than $3,500, and the action being for the recovery of a money judgment only, the Appellate Court has the exclusive jurisdiction of the appeal. 1 Burns R. S. 1894, section 1336; Acts 1893, p. 29, section 1.
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