88 Neb. 161 | Neb. | 1911
The original action, out of which the present one has grown, was instituted by C. S. Hoyt in justice court in Douglas county for the purpose of recovering the sum of $175.51 from the defendant on account of damage to property shipped over its line of railroad. Erwin was employed as the attorney for the plaintiff and commenced the action. The bill of particulars was filed November 1,
When the cause appeared in the district court Erwin filed a petition alleging his relation to the case as the attorney for plaintiff; the filing of the notice of lien for $50; the subsequent payment of $30 by Hoyt; the settlement of Hoyt’s claim by defendant after the filing of the notice of lien, without notice to Erwin; and that the amount paid Hoyt by defendant was $130. Judgment was demanded for the balance due Erwin on his lien. The answer of defendant was a general denial. The cause was tried to the court without .the intervention of a jury. The court found in favor of Erwin, and rendered judgment in his favor against defendant for $21.85. Defendant appeals.
No question is raised by either the pleadings or briefs as to the sufficiency of the statement for lien, or want of service of notice upon defendant of Erwin’s claim, and the subject will be passed without decision or further reference.
It is contended by defendant that neither the justice of the peace, nor the district court, had any jurisdiction of
It is insisted that the procedure in the justice court was not sufficient to confer jurisdiction; that some pleading and application to be made a party to the suit, in addition to the statement of lien with the papers, should have been filed. That such course would have been a proper one cannot be denied; but, in view of the many holdings of this court that the rules of procedure which prevail in the courts of record, should not be applied with the same strictness to justice courts, we cannot hold the judgment void. The appeal by defendant to the district court conferred upon that court the jurisdiction which the justice court had, and the filing of the petition by Erwin was not objectionable practice. The petition stated the principal facts quite indefinitely, it is true, but as issue was joined thereon without its sufficiency being questioned by motion or otherwise, preliminary to the answer, it would have to be held good on demurrer ore tenus.
There being no error discovered which would require the reversal of the judgment of the district court, it is
Affirmed.