Case Name: GUIDRY v. BREAUX
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1925-06-22
Citations: 158 La. 1002
Docket Number: No. 25218
Parties: GUIDRY v. BREAUX.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Reports
Volume: 158
Pages: 1001–1003

Head Matter:
(105 So. 43)
No. 25218.
GUIDRY v. BREAUX.
(June 22, 1925.)
(Syllabus by Editorial Staff.)
Courts t&wkey;224( 11) — When claim for slander grossly exaggerated, appeal transferred from Supreme Court to Court of Appeal.
Where claim of $3,000 for slander is grossly exaggerated, appeal will be transferred from Supreme Court to Court of Appeal, which has exclusive appellate jurisdiction of cases when amount does not exceed $2,0,00.
Appeal from Twentieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Terrebonne; Hugh M. Wallis, Jr.. Judge.
Action by Isaac J. Guidry against I-Iarry Breaux. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appealed to tbe Supreme Court.
Appeal ordered transferred to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit.
Allen J. Ellender, of Houma, and F. O. Chavez, of Shreveport, for appellant.
Wurzlow & Watkins, of Houma, for appellee.

Opinion:
O'NIELL, C. J.
This is a suit for damages for slander. Tbe case was tried by a jury, wbo rejected tbe demand. Tbe plaintiff bas appealed.
Tbe parties to tbe suit, wbo are farmers and immediate neighbors, bad a quarrel, in which, it is alleged, tbe defendant used slanderous language, in tbe presence of tbe plaintiff's two children and a colored farm band. Wherefore, tbe plaintiff claims $3,000 damages. Tbe claim is so exaggerated that we have concluded -to transfer tbe case to tbe Court of Appeal, which bas exclusive appellate jurisdiction of such cases when tbe amount in contest does not exceed $2,000. Tbe Supreme Court bas jurisdiction of such a suit when tbe plaintiff is serious in claiming more than $2,000.
It is ordered that this appeal be transferred to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit. Tbe appellant is to pay tbe costs of tbe present appeal. All other court costs are to abide tbe final judgment.