Case ID: ohio_13/html/0280-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Birchard, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Levi Glover v. Aaron Moses.
    Where a plaintiff recovers less than twenty dollars, in a jury trial before a justice of the peace, the defendant can not appeal.
    A declaration filed in the common pleas by the plaintiff, will not, on such appeal, give jurisdiction#
    This was an application to the Supreme Court of Guernsey-county, for a writ of error. The case is reported from the judge’s minutes.
   Birchard, J.

The facts appearing by the record are these: An action of trover for a quantity of tobacco, the plaintiff claiming $25 damages, was brought before a justice of the peace. The defendant demanded a trial by jury, which was had, and a verdict was rendered for the plaintiff for $12, upon which judgment was entered, and for the costs, taxed at *$27.45. From this the defendant appealed. Plaintiff .filed his declaration, and moved to quash the appeal; which motion was granted. Two errors are assigned.

1. That the court did not sustain the appeal.

2. That the appeal was quashed alter declaration filed.

Held, by all the judges :

1. That the recovery being for less than $20, the court of common pleas could not take jurisdiction by appeal.

2. I hat the filing of a declaration could not confer jurisdiction ; and that, therefore, there was no error in dismissing the suit as soon as their attention was called to that fact.

Non allocatur.