Landry v. Gonzales
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Ascension; Charles T. Wortham, Judge. Action by C. H. Landry and others against Joseph Gonzales and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
Although the appellees did not question our jurisdiction in this case, it was observed, pending the appellants’ application for rehearing, that it was very doubtful whether this court had jurisdiction. A rehearing was granted, therefore, on our own motion, to determine the question of appellate jurisdiction.
The amount of the salary or emoluments of the office of the police jurors whose right to the office is contested does not determine the question of appellate jurisdiction in this case. In fact, there is no allegation nor proof of salary or emoluments.
The only allegation in the petition…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Lafayette Realty Co. v. PoerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
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