Lichtentag v. Bowens

HAMLIN, Justice:

This case concerns an action for possession of real property. The question posed for determination is whether the Court of Appeal was correct in transferring the appeal to the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans because the value of the right of occupancy of the property is less than $100.00 per month.

On January 14, 1969, Alvin P. Lichtentag, owner of Apartment #1, 3424J4 South Claiborne Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana, served an eviction notice on his tenant, Louis Bowens, Jr., wherein, Bowens was ordered to vacate and deliver the premises five days from the service…