Case Name: A. H. Gillespie vs. George S. Sawyer
Court: Louisiana Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1885
Citations: 1 Gunby 93
Docket Number: 
Parties: A. H. Gillespie vs. George S. Sawyer.
Judges: 
Reporter: Legal points decided by the Second circuit court of Louisiana (Gunby's Reports)
Volume: 1
Pages: 93–93

Head Matter:
A. H. Gillespie vs. George S. Sawyer.

Opinion:
Clinton, J.
In this suit the amount, claimed was $198, with interest, and judgment was rendered in March, 1884, for $118. In April, the amendment was adopted, extending our jurisdiction to cases exceeding $100, exclusive of interest. It is contended by defendant, that he had the right to appeal from the judgment herein, within twelve months after it was rendered. Held : The judgment, when rendered, was unappealable, and hence, it became final, and vested as property in plaintiff. Therefore, the adoption of the amendment did not give the right of appeal. Its effect is prospective exclusively.