Clough v. Johnson

Jan 15, 1846
Reporters:
Before:
Goldthwaite
GOLDTHWAITE, J.

The statute is very express that appeal causes from justice’s courts, shall be tried ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‍by the appellate court, acccording to the justice and equity of the case, without regarding any defect in the warrant,’ capias, *426summons, or other proceedings of the justice. [Clay’s Dig. ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‍315, § 13.]

The affidavit required when the process is by attachment, is ordinarily drawn by the justice, and in our judgment, a defect in it is cured by the appeal.

It is ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‍true, pleas of this nature have been permitted to the right to sue a defendant, who for some particular cause is exempt from the jurisdiction; [Reed v. Coker, 1 Stewart, ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‍22.] .But in such cases .the defect is not in the proceeding, but in the jurisdiction. In McRory v. Smith, 1 Ala. Rep. N. S. 157, we held that ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‍no defect of this kind would authorize the appellate court to dismiss an appeal.

Judgment affirmed.