Williamson v. Cridelle

Supreme Court of Louisiana November 4, 1918

Williamson v. Cridelle, 143 La. 1098 (La. 1918)

79 So. 873; 1918 La. LEXIS 1579

Account, Illness, Provosty, Sommeryille, Takes

Opinion of the Court

On Motion to Dismiss Appeal.

SOMMERYILLE, J.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing his suit to have declared null and void the municipal election held in the village of Bonita on April 16, *10991918, and, in the alternative, that he be decreed to have been elected mayor of the village.

There is no allegation or evidence in the record as to the amount involved. The salary of the office of mayor of a village for two years cannot be over $2,000. The court is therefore without jurisdiction.

For the reasons assigned in Rownd v. Cormish, 130 La. 739, 58 South. 528, Landry v. Gonzales, 142 La. 577, 77 South. 287, Aubert v. Burns, 142 La. 895, 77 South. 782, Oberly v. Calcasieu Parish School Board, 142 La. 788, 77 South. 600, Dejean v. Breaux, 140 La. 378, 73 South. 238, and the authorities cited in those cases—

The appeal is dismissed.

PROVOSTY, J., absent on account of illness, takes no part.

Reference

Full Case Name: WILLIAMSON v. CRIDELLE
Cited By: 1 case
Status: Published
Syllabus: (Syllabus by Editorial Staff.) Courts @=224(2) — Louisiana Supreme Court — Jurisdiction—Amount. In a suit to have a municipal election declared void, and in the alternative that plaintiff be decreed mayor, without allegation of evidence of amount involved, and where salary of mayor could not be over $2,000, the Supreme Court was without jurisdiction of plaintiff’s appeal.