Macedonia Baptist Church v. Dickinson

Citations

• 52 La. Ann. 704

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>1. Where the evidence shows that an election takes place each year for membership in the Board of Trustees of a church; that there are no fees or emoluments attached to the office; that the value of the entire property of which the Board of Trustees would have the administration for one year would not exceed twenty-five hundred dollars, a contest as to who constitutes the members of the Board of Trustees, does not present a “matter in dispute” such as falls for its settlement within the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.</p> <p>2. Where the issue between parties to a suit is not as to the rights of ownership but that “of possession”, and the value of the latter right is below the amount of the Supreme Court’s limit of appellate jurisdiction, an appeal taken to that court must be dismissed.</p>