Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Joyce

1. Mayor’s Court — Appeal—Jurisdictional Amount. An appeal may be taken from a mayor’s court to the District Courts regardless of the amount of judgment or amount in controversy.

Appeal from the United States Court for the Central District. Wm. H. H. Clayton, Judge. Action by A. C. Joyce against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company, involving identically the same question as decided at this term in the case of Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. vs Phelps, 4 Ind. Ter. Rep. (76 S. W. 285). The amount claimed in this case was $20, and it was tried in the mayor’s court of Durant, Ind. Ter. Judgment was rendered against appellant for $12. The case was regularly appealed to the United States Court for the Central district, and, upon motion by appellee to dismiss the case in said court, the same was dismissed because the amount in controversy did not exceed $20, exclusive of costs. From this dismissal, appeal was taken to this court.