Legal Opinion

Wolf v. Fred. Munzenheimer & Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 15, 1859PublishedCited by 4 opinions

APPEAL from the District Court of the Parish of Pointe Ooupée, Ratliff, J.

1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.

A motion is made to dismiss this appeal, on the ground that the amount involved in contestation is not sufficient to give jurisdiction to this court.

The amount sued for was three hundred and fifty dollars, with five per cent, interest from judicial demand.

Upon the trial during the taking of the testimony of plaintiff, which established that according to the contract between the parties to the suit, plaintiff was not entitled to more than three hundred dollars, he entered a remittitur of fifty dollars.

As the remittitur was entered before judgment, it is clear that the amount in contestation…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Trenchard v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
  2. Givens v. Yazoo M.V.R. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
  3. Roden v. AldyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1928
  4. Griffin v. Bank of Abbeville & Trust Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1953

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