Legal Opinion

Bayou Rapides Lumber Co. v. Davies

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 30, 1951No. 7673PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KENNON, Judge.

This is a suit on a note in which plaintiff seeks to recover from defendant the sum of $1850, with interest and ten per cent, additional as attorney’s fees.

Under Article 7, § 10 of the Constitution of 1921, appellate jurisdiction in actions of this sort is vested in the Supreme Court of Louisiana where the *168amount involved, exclusive of interest and costs,- is more than $2000. Amounts claimed as attorney’s fees are included in fixing the jurisdictional amount. Madison v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America, 190 La. 103, 181 So. 871. Consequenfly, the amount of this case for…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Madison v. Prudential Ins. Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Finance Security Co. v. SinclairLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
  2. Wellborn v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1956

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