Bowlus v. Whatley
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Thirteenth Judicial District •Court, Parish of Rapides; W. F. Blackman, Judge. Action by George A. Bowlus and others •against William J. Whatley. ■ Judgment for ■defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
The action is petitory. Plaintiffs alleged that the land, aggregating 50 acres, is worth the sum of $2,500.
Motion to Dismiss.
Defendant (appellee) moved in this court to dismiss the appeal, on the ground that this court is without jurisdiction ratione materias ; the value of the property being less than $2.000, as shown by the record and by the testimony of witnesses.
It occurs to us to state that, had plaintiffs not sought in the first place to prove the value of the property, and no motion to dismiss the appeal had been filed, we would not have concerned ourselves about the jurisdictional…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Pinckney v. WolfSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
3Cited by1 opinion
- Westfall v. McCulloughLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939