State ex rel. Broussard v. Dallas

Citations

• 116 La. 489
• 40 So. 847
• 1906 La. LEXIS 520

Syllabus

<p>1. Appeal—Jurisdiction—Public Office.</p> <p>The Supreme Court has no appellate jurisdiction over a suit between contestants for a public office to which no salary or pecuniary perquisite is attached.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—Por cases in point, see vol. 2, Cent. Dig. Appeal and Error, §§ 186, 189.]</p> <p>2. Same—Amount Involved.</p> <p>Neither the importance of the office nor the amount of public funds to be administered can be considered in determining a jurisdiction which in such cases is based on a purely pecuniary standard.</p> <p>[Ed. Note—Por cases in point, see vol. 2, Cent. Dig. Appeal and Error, §§ 186, 189.]</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>