Johnson v. Pearce

MILLER, Judge.

Plaintiff appellee, Jesse Johnson, moves to dismiss the appeal of defendant appellant, Dave L. Pearce, Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture, contending that Constitution of 1921 Article 7, Section 10, as amended, grants jurisdiction over this appeal to the Supreme Court. We transfer the appeal.

Johnson brought this action for damages allegedly resulting from defendant having “quarantined” Johnson’s cattle for brucel-losis testing under LSA-R. S. 3 ¡2221(A) and 3:2223. Judgment was rendered March 18, 1974, awarding $7,500 damages with legal interest from date of…