Kupperman v. Moore

LAND, Justice.

This case is before us under a writ of certiorari to review the judgment rendered in this case by the Court of Appeal for the parish of Orleans.

This is a suit for damages for the illegal seizure of a Hup automobile by defendant Emery R. Moore in a suit for rent brought by him against Jack Gordon in the civil district court for the parish of Orleans.

The lower court and the Court of Appeal both found that the seizure was illegal.

Judgment for damages was rendered in the court below in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $100, and in the further sum of $50 as attorney’s fees, as the…