Bacas v. Adler
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Ered D. King, Judge. Action by Paul A. Bacas against Edward Adler to foreclose a mortgage. The property was sold at foreclosure sale, and defendant took out a rule to show cause why a lien claimed by the Rosetta Gravel Company should not be annulled. Prom a judgment for defendants in rule, plaintiff in rule appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
On Motion to Dismiss the Appeal.
BREAUX, J.
The appellee moves to dismiss the appeal, on the ground that the court is without jurisdiction ratione materias, in that the amount involved, said the appellee, is below the minimum jurisdiction of this court.
The record shows that plaintiff and defendant, for the trial of the rule filed (asking for proper distribution of the proceeds of the sale), admitted that a sale had been made under executory process, and that the amount of the sale, viz., $2,075, was in the hands of the sheriff for distribution.
The court has jurisdiction when the amount to be…
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