Paul Mitchell v. C. L. Snipes

Appellant was sued in the Justice’s Court, Territory of Alaska, Anchorage Precinct, for the reasonable value of carpentry work done for him by appellee at Chugiak, Alaska. A judgment was awarded against him for $142.88, plus interest and costs.

The judgment in the Justice Court recites that plaintiff-respondent appeared with counsel, and testified. Defendant-appellant appeared without counsel, and offered no evidence.

Appellant sought to appeal this judgment to the District Court for the Territory of Alaska. There the plaintiff moved to dismiss the appeal. The ap peal was dismissed and judgment entered against appellant.

Thereafter appellant’s counsel moved to set aside the District Court’s judgment, and filed memoranda of law and affidavit in support thereof. A second affidavit, prepared by appellant, was thereafter filed, as well as an affidavit made by the Deputy United States Commissioner and Ex Officio Justice of the Peace, who ordered the original judgment in the Justice Court. The motion to set aside the District Court’s judgment was thereafter denied, and the matter appealed to this Court. On the hearing of a motion for the setting of a supersedeas bond, a further…