Supreme Court of Iowa December 22, 1886 (Bateman v. Sisson)

BecK, J.

I. The plaintiff, 'upon the commencement of his action before the justice of the peace, claimed to recover $100. Judgment was rendered against defendant for $20. Afterwards, and before the appeal, plaintiff filed a paper called a “remittitur,” withdrawing his claim for $100, and claiming only the sum of $20, and remitting his claim for any sum above that amount.