Legal Opinion

Crawford, Jenkins & Booth v. Fisher

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 2, 1918No. 21476PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal from Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of De Soto; John H. Boone, Judge. Action by Crawford, Jenkins & Booth against E. M. Fisher. Judgment for plaintiffs in part, and they appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.

The aráount in contest in this case is only $1,732.65. The appeal, therefore, should have been taken to the Court of Appeal.

The suit was for $2,507.65, of which $1,-732.65 was represented by a promissory note signed by. the defendant, and the balance, $775 was represented by three items of indebtedness which the defendant admitted he owed. He pleaded payment of the promissory note. At the beginning of the trial, his admission, that the only matter in contest was the question of payment of the note, was entered upon the minutes of the court, or in the note of evidence, and the trial was…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Wolf v. ThomasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915

3Cited by14 opinions

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