Case Name: WARD et al. v. LYNN
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1920-11-03
Citations: 149 La. 1048
Docket Number: No. 24109
Parties: WARD et al. v. LYNN.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Reports
Volume: 149
Pages: 1047–1053

Head Matter:
(90 South. 399)
No. 24109.
WARD et al. v. LYNN.
(Nov. 3, 1920.
On the Merits Nov. 28, 1921. Rehearing Denied Jan. 2, 1922.)
(Syllabus by Editorial Staff.)
On Motion to Dismiss.
1. Courts t&wkey;224(l) — Supreme Court has jurisdiction of money demand coupled with demand for possession of realty.
Where a money demand for $330 is coupled with a demand for possession of realty, the Supreme Court has jurisdiction of an appeal.
On the Merits.
2. Landlord and tenant &wkey;>23l(6), 285(4)— Evidence held not to sustain existence of verbal lease at lower rent than that sued for.
In an action for rent, and to eject a tenant from leased premises, evidence held not to sustain the defense of a verbal lease at a lower rate.
3. Landlord and tenant <i&wkey;23l(6) — Judgment . for rent held proper notwithstanding tenant’s agreement to pay not shown.
Where the petition declared that the rent was a certain amount to begin on a certain date of which the tenant had notice, and that defendant refused to pay, judgment for plaintiff was proper, where the evidence showed that the premises were worth the rental sued for, notwithstanding the evidence failed to show an agreement on the tenant’s part to pay that amount.
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; E. P. Mills, Judge.
Action by S. J. Ward and others against Nell B. Lynn. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
Motion to dismiss appeal denied, and judgment affirmed.
Wilkinson, Lewis & Wilkinson and Joseph H. Levy, all of Shreveport, for appellant.
Clem Y. Ratcliff, of Shreveport, for appellees.

Opinion:
On Motion to Dismiss Appeal.
SOMMERVILLE, J.
Plaintiffs and appellees move to dismiss the appeal taken by defendant on the ground that this court is without jurisdiction ratione materi.se.
Plaintiffs sued defendant for $830 for rent for the months of November and December, 1910, for certain premises in the city of Shreveport, and they asked that a writ of possession issue, and that defendant be ejected from the premises.
Defendant answered, admitting that she owed rent for two months, and claimed that the amount was $135 per month under a verbal lease extending through two years. She prayed "that the demands of plaintiffs be Ejected, and for costs and general relief."
There was judgment in favor of plaintiffs as prayed for; and defendant has appealed.
The money demand in this case for $380 is coupled with a demand for possession, which demand exceeds in value the lower jurisdiction of this court.
The motion to dismiss is denied.