Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1870

Slawson v. Meggett

Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided April 15, 1870 · Howe

22 La. Ann. 272

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Deichman v. Selle (La. Ct. App. 1948)
Nick v. Bensberg (La. 1909)

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Opinion of the Court

Howe, J.

A motion has been made to dismiss this appeal on the ground that the amount in dispute does not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars.

The suit is a possessory action, brought to recover firstly, possession of certain immovable property, and secondly, rent of the same from *273November 15, 1868, to the time of restoration, at the rate of thirty •dollars a month. The ownership of the property is not in dispute, and the value of the possession, which is in controversy, is neither alleged nor proved to exceed $500. The claim for rent, at the utmost, is $420, and the judgment, therefor, was $40.

For these reasons it is ordered that the appeal herein be dismissed, with costs.

Rehearing refused.

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