Case Name: COLLINS & JORDAN v. KITTRELL
Court: Texas Courts of Civil Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1911-10-28
Citations: 140 S.W. 814
Docket Number: 
Parties: COLLINS & JORDAN v. KITTRELL.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 140
Pages: 814–814

Head Matter:
COLLINS & JORDAN v. KITTRELL.
(Court of Civil Appeals of Texas. Dallas.
Oct. 28, 1911.
On Motion for Rehearing, Nov. 18, 1911.)
1 Appeal and Error (§ '512 ) — Jurisdiction op Trial Court — Failure op Record to Show — Effect.
Where the amount in controversy is below the original jurisdiction of the county court and the record on appeal does not show that the case was appealed from a justice’s court, the record fails to show that the county court had jurisdiction, and the court on appeal is without jurisdiction.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Appeal and Error, Dec. Dig. § 512. ]
On Motion for Rehearing.
2. Appeal and Error (§ 659*) — Dismissal op Appeal — Completion op Record on Cer-tiorari.
Where an appeal from the county court, in an action involving an amount below its original jurisdiction, was dismissed because the record did not show that it had jurisdiction, certiorari did not lie to supply the omission in the record and show an appeal from a justice’s court to the county court.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Appeal and Error, Dec. Dig. § 659. ]
Appeal from Dallas County Court; W. M. Holland, Judge.
Action between Collins & Jordan and G-. B. Kittrell. From a judgment for the latter, the former appeal.
Dismissed, and motion for certiorari and rehearing overruled.
M. L. Robertson, for appellant.
For other cases see same topic and section NUMBER in Dec. Dig. & Am. Dig. Key No. Series & Rep’r Indexes

Opinion:
BOOKHOUT, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment rendered in the county court. The suit was to recover for a mule, of the alleged value of $125, a sum not within the original jurisdiction of that court. The record does not show that the cause was appealed from the justice's court, or that the county court had jurisdiction of the suit. It not appearing that the county court had jurisdiction of the cause, it follows that this court is without jurisdiction. T. & P. Railway Co. v. Jordan, 83 S. W. 1105.
The appeal is dismissed.