¶1said that it had been uniformly decided by this Court that the interest, as well as the principal, is part of “ the matter in dispute; ” and that if the principal and interest amount to more than $50, a justice of the peace has no jurisdiction of the case.
2 D.C. 639
Milburn v. Burton
Decided April 15, 1826
This was an appeal from a judgment rendered by a justice of the peace, upon a bond for $100 penalty, with condition to pay $50 on the first of February, 1820. The judgment was for $50 to carry interest from the 1st of February, 1820, till paid, there being then more than five years’ interest due.
Decided 1826-04-15