Castleberry v. Ethridge

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

This is a petitory action in which plaintiff seeks to be recognized as the owner of an undivided one-half interest in 150 acres of land in Red River Parish. Her suit was dismissed on exceptions of no cause and no right of action, and she has appealed.

We could have jurisdiction of this appeal only under that provision of Article 7, Section 10, of the Constitution vesting in this court appellate jurisdiction in all cases where the amount in dispute or the fund to be distributed exceeds $2,000. Since neither the pleadings nor the proof in the instant case affirmatively shows…