Summary
In Bayou Rapides Lumber Co. v. Davies, La.App., 53 So.2d 167, plaintiff sued defendant to recover a principal sum of $1,850 upon a note, together with 10 percent of principal and interest as attorney's fees. Amounts claimed as attorney's fees are included in fixing the jurisdictional amount as a basis for an appeal. The appeal there was transferred by this court to the Supreme Court. 221 La. 1099, 61 So.2d 885.
Summary of this case from Wellborn v. Bankers Life and Casualty CompanyOpinion
No. 7673.
May 30, 1951.
APPEAL FROM NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF RAPIDES, LESTER L. BORDELON, J.
K. Hundley, Alexandria, for appellant.
H. W. Hill, Alexandria, for appellee.
This is a suit on a note in which plaintiff seeks to recover from defendant the sum of $1850, with interest and ten per cent. additional as attorney's fees.
Under Article 7, § 10 of the Constitution of 1921, appellate jurisdiction in actions of this sort is vested in the Supreme Court of Louisiana where the amount involved, exclusive of interest and costs; is more than $2000. Amounts claimed as attorney's fees are included in fixing the jurisdictional amount. Madison v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America, 190 La. 103, 181 So. 871. Consequently, the amount of this case for jurisdictional purposes is $2035.00 and beyond the appellate jurisdiction assigned to this Court under the above mentioned article of the Constitution.
It is therefore ordered that this appeal be transferred to the Honorable the Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana. Plaintiff-appellant is hereby granted a period of sixty days from and after the date upon which this decree becomes final within which to effect the transfer and to perfect its appeal in said Court, failing which action within the time fixed, this appeal is to stand dismissed.
Costs of this appeal are assessed against plaintiff-appellant. All other costs are to await the final outcome of this suit.