Murphy v. Hussey
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil Judicial District Court, Parish of Orleans; Walter Byers Sommerville, Judge. Action by N. W. Murphy and others against John Hussey. Prom a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiffs claimed an option to buy certain property from defendant of which they were the lessees.
On September 1, 1904, they became defendant’s lessees of a cistern factory, and the building in . which the machinery of the factory is, on Canal street in this city, for the term of one year, at $50 per month.
The contract of lease contained a number of conditions, among them was the option or defendant’s promise to sell for the sum of $30,000, to be paid, one-third cash, and the balance in one, two, and three years, with interest at 7 per cent.
A few months after plaintiff's had gone into…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Frank v. Stratford-HandcockWyoming Supreme Court · 1904
- Watson v. Planters' BankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1870
- Allen, West & Bush v. WhetstoneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883
- Beck v. FleitasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
- Barfield v. SaundersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Fox v. DollSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
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