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43 Iowa 483

Uplinger v. Kettering

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 13, 1876

Supreme Court of Iowa · decided 1876-06-13

The plaintiff sued the defendant before a justice of the peace on a note for $68.98. The defendant interposed a counter claim for $169.25. Judgment was rendered for defendant for $9.89, and costs. Seven days thereafter plaintiff went to the justice for the purpose of taking an appeal, and presented a bond. The justice said the bond was good and that he would approve it, but he failed to mark it approved, and failed to note in his docket that an appeal was taken.

Decided 1876-06-13

Day, J.

¶1The plaintiff sued for $68.98; the defendant, on counter claim, had judgment for $9.89. The object of this action is to restrain the enforcement of the judgment against plaintiff, and to have the appeal reinstated, so that he may have an opportunity to recover the amount by him originally claimed. i

¶2The amount in controversy between these parties, as shown-by the petition for injunction, is the difference between a judgment for plaintiff, for $68.98, which he claims, and one in favor of defendant for $9.89, and the costs, which he has recovered. The petition does not state the amount of costs accrued, so that the amount in controversy, so far as the petition shows, is found by adding what plaintiff claims to what defendant recovered, amounting to $78.87. There is no certificate of the court, such as section 3173 of the Code requires. The appeal must, therefore, be dismissed. We reach this conclusion with greater satisfaction, in view of the fact that, if the question were properly presented for our determination, we should affirm the order dissolving the injunction upon its merits

¶3Dismissed.

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