Case Name: Leon Godchaux vs. Emile Bauman
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1892-03
Citations: 44 La. Ann. 253
Docket Number: No. 10,942
Parties: Leon Godchaux vs. Emile Bauman.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Annual Reports
Volume: 44
Pages: 253–257

Head Matter:
No. 10,942.
Leon Godchaux vs. Emile Bauman.
Sections 2156 and 2168 of the Revised Statutes, so far as they apply to the fixing of causes in this court, together with all other statutes on the same subject matter, were repealed by Act No. 70 of 1884; but considering that suits to recover possession of leased premises are entitled to speedy trial, in the exercise of the discretion vested in this court, the order to fix by preference after three days* notice is granted.
The proceedings to eject a tenant are summary. At the expiration of the lease the statute provides fifteen days’ notice to the tenant to remove.
¿Upon his failure to comply, suit may be brought and the defendant notified by .citation to appear and defend after three days.
The jurisdiction must be tested by the pecuniary amount in dispute, as shown by the pleadings, and as appearing from the nature of the action.
It may be shown on the trial (i£ admissible by the nature of the action) that the amount involved is within the court’s jurisdiction.
Plaintiff had the right to ejectment proceedings against the tenants of his property after fifteen days’ notice upon the expiration of the lease.
Np plea of tacit renewal for another month haying been presented the lease will not be presumed to have been continued or tacitly renewed (recondueted).
APPEAL from the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans-Ellis, J. _
Buck, Dinkelspiel & Hart and F. J. Dreyfous for Plaintiff andAppellee.
F. Miohinard for Defendant and Appellant.

Opinion:
On Application to Fix Cause.
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Fenner, J.
This is a suit by a landlord to recover possession of leased premises, and an application is made to fix the same by-preference after three days' notice under the provisions of Sections-2156 and 2163 of the Revised Statutes.
These sections of the Revised Statutes, together with all the other-statutes regulating the order of trial of appeals in this court, were repealed, so far as they apply to appeals in this court, by Act No. 70 ot 1884, which vests this court with full authority "to regulate the trial of causes before it, and to change existing rules, as, in their-opinion, may be deemed advisable for a better administration of justice," which repeals " all laws on this subject matter and all laws in conflict herewith. "
In the exercise, however, of the discretion thus vested in us,, we consider the policy of the law and the better administration of justice require a speedy trial of causes such as this, and, on that ground, the order prayed for is granted.