Gill v. Citizen

REGAN, Judge.

Plaintiff, Walter A. Gill, the holder and owner in due course of a promissory note *25in the initial amount of $2,000, instituted this suit against the defendant, Henry W. Citizen, endeavoring to recover the balance due thereon of $1,700 plus interest at the rate of 5% per annum from July 12th, 1951, together with 10% attorneys’ fees of both principal and interest.

Defendant excepted to the jurisdiction of the court asserting that the amount actually involved was but $50, which is less than the minimum monetary jurisdiction conferred upon the Civil District Court for the Parish of…