Legal Opinion
Falgout v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 10, 1939No. 35060PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appellee filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that this Court is without jurisdiction ratione materiæ, alleging that the amount involved is less than $2,000, and the proceeding purely incidental to the execution of a judgment obtained in another case, and prays that we grant a rule to show cause why the appeal should not be dismissed.
The petition and answer herein show that both the plaintiff and the defendants are claiming the ownership of the tract of land in question and that it is admitted to be worth in excess of $2,000. The mere fact that one of the alleged links in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Succession of McDonoghSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1866
- Watts v. CollierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1914
- Lhote & Co. v. Church Extension Soc. of Methodist Episcopal ChurchSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Huddleston v. CoyleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1869
- Hill v. De Soto Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Thornton v. EllingtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
- Currie v. Government Employees Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
- Hatten v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Commercial Credit Corporation v. MorrisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
- Dane v. Canal InsuranceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
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