379 So. 2d 1056 - Caire v. Stassi’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. ““We notice ex proprio motu lack of jurisdiction. “Article 5, Section 10 of the Constitution of 1974, provides: “ ‘(A) Jurisdiction. Except in cases ap-pealable to the supreme court and except as otherwise provided by this constitution, a court of appeal has appellate jurisdiction of all (1) civil matters decided within its circuit and (2) matters appealed from family and juvenile courts, except criminal prosecutions of persons other than juveniles. It has supervisory jurisdiction over cases in which an appeal would lie to it. . “ ‘(B) Scope of Review. * * “Section 16 of Article 5 of the constitution provides: “ ‘(A) Original Jurisdiction. * * *. “ ‘(B) Appellate Jurisdiction. A district court shall have appellate jurisdiction as provided by law.’ “C.C.P. Article 4833, states: U * * * “ ‘B. The appeal from a city court when the amount in contest is one thousand dollars or less exclusive of interest, shall be returnable to the district court of the district in which the city is located. “ ‘The appeal from a city court when the amount in contest exceeds one thousand dollars, exclusive of interest, shall be returnable to the court of appeal of the circuit in which the city is located. Amended by Acts of 1976, No. 84, § 1.’ ” 1 “As the amount involved in this matter is less than one thousand dollars, exclusive of interest, and in accordance with the constitutional and statutory provisions above quoted, this court has no jurisdiction to hear this appeal. There is but one appeal of ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kao v. McKenzie