Ledet v. Rodgers

HARRY B. KELLEHER, Judge ad hoc.

This proceeding was transferred from the Supreme Court of Louisiana by virtue of an order entered on March 25, 1952, 220 La. 650, 57 So.2d 217, on the ground that the Supreme Court was without jurisdiction because the amount in dispute was less than the sum of $2,000 exclusive of interest, as required by Article 7 of Section 10 of the Constitution.

The plaintiffs are suing to recover the sum of $2,391.50 for work performed in the construction of a house for account of the defendant as owner. The defendant admitted an indebtedness to the plaintiffs under the…