Case ID: iowa_33/html/0155-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Day, Ch. J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Lavalle v. Badgly.
    Justice of th.8 Peace: JUDGMENT. Judgment in an action of replevin before a justice of tbe peace in tbe following form: After examination of witnesses and allegations of plaintiff and defendant, it was considered to render to plaintiff peaceable possession of one black steer, value $35, and one yearling steer of tlie value of $10, together with $5 damages for wrongfully detaining said steers, and costs taxed at $5.50. HdA, that this judgment was sufficient.
    
      Appeal from the ChieTcascm Cvrcidt Court.
    
    Wednesday, December 22.
    This was an appeal from the court of a justice of tbe peace to tbe circuit^ court. Tbe appeal was dismissed on motion of the appellee. The' defendant appeals to this' court. Tbe facts are stated in the opinion.
    
      J. H. Powers for the appellant.
    No appearance for tbe appellee.
   Day, Ch. J.

Tbe plaintiff commenced an action of replevin before M. Bums, justice of tbe peace. Tbe justice’s docket contains tbe following entry :

After examination of witnesses and allegations of tbe plaintiff and defendant, it was considered to render to plaintiff, Mary Lavalle, peaceable possession of one black muley steer, value $35, and one yearling steer of tbe value of $10, together with $5 damages for wrongfully detaining said steers from tbe plaintiff, and costs taxed against tbe defendant at $5.50.
“ Michael Burns, J. P.”

Upon appeal of tbe defendant to tbe circuit court a motion of plaintiff, to dismiss tbe appeal upon tbe ground that no judgment was rendered by tbe justice,” was sustained. This ruling is tbe only act complained of. It was clearly erroneous.

Judgments no more formal and explicit than this have heretofore been sustained by this court. See Stowers v. Milledge et al., 1 Iowa, 150; Taylor, Shipton & Co. v. Runyan & Brown, 3 id. 474; Barrett v. Garragan, 16 id. 47.

Reversed.