New Iberia Sugar Co. v. Lagarde
Supreme Court of Louisiana
' Appeal from the Twentieth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafourche; Whitmell P. Martin, Judge. Action by the New Iberia Sugar Company, Limited, against J. H. Lagarde. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiff sued to recover damages in the sum of $26,000 caused by an alleged breach of contract by defendant.
The Iberia Sugar Company owns a refinery and buys cane from cane growers.
The defendant was a cane grower.
On the 16th day of May, 1908, plaintiff and defendant entered into a contract in which plaintiff bound itself to buy cane of defendant for a period of fire years, beginning with the year 1908, and ending with the year 1912; and defendant bound himself to sell to lfiaintiff “all the cane grown on the Interlaken Plantation” (the name of defendant’s place), for which he was to be paid…
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