Louisiana Western Railroad v. Hopkins
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Twenty-Eifth. Judicial District Court, parish, of Lafayette. Mouton, J. Hirst — There was no p irtition of the plot of ground sought to he expropriated from the Boudreaux heirs nor of the grading thereon, the joint and undivided value whereof is in contest.
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APPEAL from the Twenty-Eifth. Judicial District Court, parish, of Lafayette. Mouton, J. Hirst — There was no p irtition of the plot of ground sought to he expropriated from the Boudreaux heirs nor of the grading thereon, the joint and undivided value whereof is in contest. Rec. p. 36-7-8. Second — Where suits are consolidated by consent of all parties, and one judgment is to be rendered, the actions must be considered as one in relation to the matters in dispute', and the joint amount involved is the test of jurisdiction on appeal. Heirs of Ballio vs. Prudkomme et al., 8 H. S. 338; Bowman et…
1Opinion of the Court
Motion to Dismiss.
Tlie opinion of the Court was delivered by
Poché, J.
Plaintiff has taken this appeal from a judgment homologating the report of arbitrators in a suit for expropriation, of lands, brought by the company against fourteen different parties, whose lands were necessary for its right of way, and could not be obtained without judicial process.
In support of their motion to dismiss the appeal, defendants urge, among other reasons, that this Court is without jurisdiction, on the ground that the matter in dispute as to each party does not exceed one thousand dollars exclusive of interest.
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