12 Ga. App. 147 | Ga. Ct. App. | 1913
This was a bail-trover suit, brought in the city court of Monroe. The plaintiff alleged in his petition, and stated in his affidavit for bail, that the property sued for was of the value of $33.50. When the case was called for trial a motion was made to dismiss the suit, on the ground that the city court of Monroe was without jurisdiction, as the amount involved was less than $50. This motion was denied, and a verdict was rendered for the plaintiff, for $30. The single assignment of error relied upon in this court is as to the refusal to dismiss for want of jurisdiction.
The act of the legislature creating the city court of Monroe (Acts 1905, p. 303), relating to the subject of jurisdiction, is as follows: “ Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, that the city court of Monroe, to be located in the City of Monroe, in the county of Walton, is hereby established and created with civil and criminal jurisdiction over the whole county of Walton, concurrent with the superior court, to try and dispose of all civil cases of whatever nature, wherein the amount claimed or involved, inclusive of interest, is as much as fifty dollars, except those of which the Constitution of this State has given to the superior court exclusive jurisdiction; . . that the jurisdiction herein conferred shall