Learned & Koontz v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Action by Learned & Koontz against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant applies for certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
Plaintiff sues for the value of several head of cattle killed at different times by the defendant railroad, the aggregate amount being $298, an amount within the jurisdiction of both the district court and the Court of Appeal, but the value of the animals killed at no one time being sufficient to confer jurisdiction upon either of those courts.
[1] Defendant excepted that the petition contained an improper cumulation of causes of action; and, in support of that exception, says that several actions arising.from causes separate in time and place cannot be joined in one petition, and that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Copley v. Flint & CoxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1840
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- Smith v. BraunSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
- De L'Homme v. De KerlegandSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1832
- Leverich v. AdamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1860
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