108 La. 107 | La. | 1902
The opinion of the court was delivered by
This is an action of boundary in which the plaintiffs claim to be the owners of a tract of land in the parish of St. Martin which they allege measures eight arpents front on bayou Teché and is
“In an action of boundary between the- owners of two contiguous estates, the test of jurisdiction is, not the value of either or both, of the adjacent estates, but, the value of the strip of land included between the two contested lines.” State ex rel. Levet vs. Lapeyrollerie, 38th Ann. 264.
The ease thus cited affirmed that of Lombard vs. Belanger, 35th Ann. 311; and, in a later ease, it was said:
“The burden of proof is not on the appellee to show want of jurisdiction, but on the appellant to prove the existence of jurisdiction as defined in the constitution. In an action looking to the fixing of boundary lines, it is incumbent on the appellant to show that an amount is therein contested exceeding two thousand dollars in order to maintain his appeal here.” Hite et als. vs. Hinsel & Tallieu et als., 39th Ann. 113.
For the reasons given, it is ordered that the appeal herein be dismissed.
Rehearing refused.