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53 Okla. 799

158 P 443

Barry v. Easter Drug Co.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided June 6, 1916

Supreme Court of Oklahoma · decided 1916-06-06

Error from County Court, Murray County; Harry W. Fielding, Judge. Action by H. D. Barry against J. J. Easter and another, doing business as the Easter Drug Company. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff brings error.

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently January 1917

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Dismissed · Decided 1916-06-06

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TURNER, J.

¶1 On' February 19, 1915, in the county court of Murray county, H. D. Berry, plaintiff in error, sued J. J. Easter and M. T. Easter, doing business at Davis, Okla., under the firm name of Easter Drug Company, on four promissory notes 'for $37.50 each, dated June 15, 1912, payable in three, four, five, and six months, respectively, to American Manufacturing Company, without interest. After issue joined, there was trial to a jury and judgment for defendants, and that plaintiff take *800 nothing by his suit, to reverse which plaintiff brings the case here.

¶2 On the question of jurisdiction of the county court, this case is ruled by Musser v. Baker, County Judge, ante, p. 782, 158 Pac. 442. In the syllabus of that case we said:

“Const, art '7, sec. 12, and act approved March 9, 1910 (Rev. Laws 1910, sec. 1816), construed together, and held to vest the county court with no jurisdiction of civil cases involving $200 or less.”

¶3 The cause is accordingly dismissed.

All the Justices concur.
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