Lawrence v. Town of Mansfield
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of De Soto; Don E. Sor elle, Judge. Action by Samuel Lawrence and others against the Town of Mansfield. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
On Blotion to Dismiss the Appeal.
BREAUX, C. J.
[1] The grounds are that the jurisdictional amount sought to be alleged is less than the lower limit, and the supplemental answer, filed for the purpose of obtaining jurisdiction in this court, sets forth a fictitious amount; furthermore, that no appeal will lie from a judgment of the district court, decreeing a proposed extension of a municipality unreasonable and unjust, as such judgment is final for the period of two years, citing Act No. 136 of 1898 in support of the motion to dismiss on this point.
The defendant filed an answer to plaintiffs’…
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