Hotard v. Perilloux

There are six plaintiffs in this suit, viz.: Noe Hotard, Chas. Darensbourg, Ernest Vieknair, John Wilson, Morris Perilloux, and John Hall. Each plaintiff is the owner of a separate tract of land, and the defendant owns land situated immediately in the rear of plaintiffs’ properties. The suit is for damages to the plaintiffs resulting from an alleged breach of contract by the defendant to keep open and to properly maintain a certain described ditch or canal which served to drain the plaintiffs’ properties. The total sum claimed is $2,395.25, and the prayer of the petition is for that sum, to…