Case Name: William Gogreve v. John Windhorst. - William Schroeder, third opponent
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1869-04
Citations: 21 La. Ann. 296
Docket Number: No. 1512
Parties: William Gogreve v. John Windhorst. — William Schroeder, third opponent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Annual Reports
Volume: 21
Pages: 296–297

Head Matter:
No. 1512.
William Gogreve v. John Windhorst. — William Schroeder, third opponent.
Whore the value of a schooner, the ownership of which is in dispute, is shown to be aboye iiv* hundred dollars by the amount of the bond for injunction, and th9 amount of the appeal bond, the ajipeal will not be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Constitution, art. 74.
In a dispute about the ownership of a schooner, .the opinion .of.the Judge a quo on the questions of fact is entitled to great weight when sustained by the testimony offered and in thw record, without objection irom the opposing party.
from Second District Court, parish of Jefferson. Cazahaf, J.
Saucier & Michinard, for plaintiff and appellant. J". Hawlcins, for third opponent, appellee.

Opinion:
Howell, J.
A motion is made to dismiss this appeal on the ground that there is nothing in the record showing that the matter in dispute exceeds five hundred dollars.
By reference to the record we find that, in obtaining an injunction against the sale of the schooner claimed by him, the third opponent gave a bond for $1200; that afterwards he had said schooner released on giving a bond for $1000; that about the time of the seizure one of the witnesses offered the defendant $1000 for it ; and that it was then estimated by the defendant at $2000. The appeal bond given by the plaintiff and appellant is for $1000.
From these facts and figures we think it abundantly shown that the matter in dispute (the schooner) exceeds five hundred dollars in value.
It is therefore ordered that the motion to dismiss be overruled with costs.