Legal Opinion
Dreyfus v. Process Oil & Fuel Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 16, 1916No. 22170PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Action by Samuel Dreyfus and others against the Process Oil & Fuel Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant applies for writs of certiorari and prohibition to Hon. David B. Samuels, Judge of the City Court of the City of Shreveport.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
City courts have the civil jurisdiction of justices of the peace, who have jurisdiction of—
“suits by landlords for the possession of leased premises, where the monthly or yearly rent, or the rent for the unexpired term of the lease does not exceed one hundred dollars.” Const. 1913, arts. 96-126.
See, also, Act No. 313 of 1908.
*51In the instant case the lease was for three years at the rate of $65 per month, payable promptly at the expiration of each month.
The lease by its terms expired on August 1, 1.916, “with privilege of refusal at that time, ai rental to l)e agreed upon.’’
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- McMahon v. New Orleans Ry. & Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Kennedy v. DowneySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1842
3Cited by7 opinions
- Lichtentag v. BowensSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
- O'Neal v. PizzolattoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1946
- Tete v. HardySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Golden v. PessonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Lama v. ManaleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1946
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