Legal Opinion

Martin v. Carroll

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided January 14, 1952No. 39907PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMITER, Justice.

Plaintiffs instituted this suit to recover an undivided one-half interest in and to a tract of land in Morehouse Parish containing 119.56 acres. The district court rend*484ered a judgment in their favor, as they had prayed, and the defendants are appealing.

From an examination of the record it does not appear that this court has jurisdiction of the appeal. In suits of this nature we are permitted to entertain jurisdiction only where it is clearly shown that the value of the disputed interest in the land exceeds $2000. . Section 10, Article 7, Constitution of 1921. No value of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Reeves v. BarbeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
  2. Tucker v. WoodsideSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
  3. Louisiana State Rice Milling Co. v. GageSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Adger v. OliverSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
  2. Wainer v. KirnSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
  3. Newman v. McClureSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
  4. Gaylord Container Corp. v. StilleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
  5. Brown v. MayfieldLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1952

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