Roberson v. Town of Arcadia
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Roberson v. Town of Arcadia, 134 La. 116 (La. 1913)
63 So. 758; 1913 La. LEXIS 2180
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Roberson v. Town of Arcadia
Opinion of the Court
Plaintiff has sued out an injunction against the putting into effect of an ordinance passed by the town council of the town of Arcadia imposing a license of $1,000 upon the business of selling nonintoxicating drinks of less than 2 per cent, alcohol, and has appealed from an adverse judgment.
He alleges - that his gross sales in said business would not exceed $2,000. Motion is made to dismiss the appeal, on the ground that this court has no jurisdiction of the case. The motion must be sustained. The case does not involve an amount exceeding $2,000, and does not present any of the other features that could serve as a basis for jurisdiction.
Appeal dismissed.
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- (Syllabus by Editorial Staff.) Courts (§ 224*) — Appellate Jurisdiction-Supreme Court. An appeal by plaintiff from the denial of an injunction against the enforcement of an ordinance imposing a license of $1,000, in which plaintiff pleaded that his gross sales would not exceed $2,000, did not involve an amount exceeding $2,000, and will be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. [Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Courts, Cent. Dig. §§ 487, 608, 609, .614, 616, 617; Dec. Dig. § 224.*]