San-I-Baker Corporation v. Magendie

Plaintiff obtained judgment against defendant in the First city court of New Orleans and thereupon seized under fi. fa. an automobile valued more than $300. Relator applied to the district court for an 'injunction against the' execution, claiming ownership of the automobile seized. The respondent judge refused the injunction on the ground that he was without jurisdiction and’ that relator should have applied to the judge of the city court.

The controversy is over the ownership of the seized automobile, and hence involves more than $300, which is the limit of the city court’s jurisdiction even…