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· 3/30/1903

Morgan's L. & T. R. & S. S. Co. v. J. M. Burguieres Co.

Citations

  • 110 La. 9
  • 34 So. 106
  • 1903 La. LEXIS 589

Syllabus

<p>APPEAL — JURISDICTIONAL AMOUNT — DISMISSAL.</p> <p>1. In a suit for the expropriation of a right •of way for a railroad, the appeal will be dismissed, as in other cases, where the amount involved falls below the lower limit of the jurisdiction of this court.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>

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