State ex rel. Chandler v. City of Shreveport
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Mandamus by the State, on the relation of' Greene C. Chandler, against the City of Shreveport and others. The relator’s appeal from an adverse judgment was dismissed by the Court of Appeal, and relator applies for writ of certiorari or writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtSt. Paul, J.
This case involves a question of appellate jurisdiction arising under the Constitution of 1898, which gave jurisdiction to the Courts of Appeal only when the amount involved was more than $100 and less than $2,000. The Court of Appeal dismissed the case, because it found that no amount whatever was involved. The appellant (relator) insisted that the amount involved was $600.
I
The facts are admitted in the pleadings, and, are substantially as follows: The respondent city was chartered under Act 302 of 1910, and pursuant to the provisions of that act 33 per cent, of the electors presented a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State ex rel. Nicholls v. ShakespeareSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
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