Ward v. Lynn
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; E. P. Mills, Judge. Action by S. J. Ward and others against Nell B. Lynn. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
On Motion to Dismiss Appeal.
SOMMERVILLE, J.
Plaintiffs and appellees move to dismiss the appeal taken by *1049defendant on the ground that this court is without jurisdiction ratione materi.se.
Plaintiffs sued defendant for $830 for rent for the months of November and December, 1910, for certain premises in the city of Shreveport, and they asked that a writ of possession issue, and that defendant be ejected from the premises.
Defendant answered, admitting that she owed rent for two months, and claimed that the amount was $135 per month under a verbal lease extending through two years. She prayed “that…
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