Harris v. Howe

May 16, 1891
No. 14,505
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Miller
Miller, J. —

This was a proceeding supplementary to execution, instituted under section 819, ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍R. S. 1881, in aid of the collection of a judgment.

We are of the opinion that the cause is within the exclusive jurisdiction of ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍the Appellate Court. The action is “ for the recovery of money only,” and the amount in controversy is less than one thousand dollars. We ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍do not think that the fact that it may be necessary for the court to pass upon the validity of a transfer of property, ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍where it incidentally arises, is sufficient to deprive the Appellate Court of jurisdiction. Baker v. Groves, 126 Ind. 593; Parker v. Indianapolis Nat’l Bank, 126 Ind. 595.

The clerk of this court is, ‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‍therefore, directed to transfer this cause to the Appellate Court for final determination.