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Easton v. FlemingEaston v. Fleming

Supreme Court of Iowa
Jun 9, 1879
Reporters:
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Before:
Day
Day, J.

i. jubisbiction : district court: forcible entry and dedetainer. — In Dicks v. Hatch, 10 ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍Iowa, 380, it was held that under the corresponding provisions of the Code of 1851, § 2362 and the following sections, a justice of the . ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍. ......... peace alone has original jurisdiction m the summary proceeding for forcible entry and detention, and that the District Court can obtain jurisdiction in no other way ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍than by appeal. Under the provisions of the Code of 1873 the District Court cannot obtain jurisdiction by appeal, since appeals from justices must be ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍taken to the Circuit Court. Code, §§ 162 and 3624. No act of the parties can *306give jurisdiction, when the law does not confer it. Dicks v. Hatch, ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍supra. The court did not err in sustaining the motion to dismiss the case.

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Easton v. Fleming
Court Name: Supreme Court of Iowa
Date Published: Jun 9, 1879
Citations: 1 N.W. 624; 51 Iowa 305
Court Abbreviation: Iowa
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