State ex rel. Newman v. Hayles

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Todd, J.

There is a motion to dismiss the appeal in this case, .on the ground that the transcript was not filed on the return day fixed by the court.

We find it unnecessary to pass upon this motion, for we are met at the threshold with a graver question touching our jurisdiction of this case, which we must notice proprio motu.

The case is one of contestation for the office of Police Juror for the parish of West Carroll, under the intrusion act.

The appellate jurisdiction of this Courtis limited, by the express terms of the Constitution, to cases where the…