Borde v. Lazarus
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Action by George U. Borde against Lazarus, Michel & Lazarus. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appealed to the Circuit Court of Appeal, which dismissed the suit for want of jurisdiction, and defendant applies for certiorari or writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiff instituted suit against the defendants to recover judgment for the amount he claimed as due him by defendants for services rendered in testify*124ing as an expert in the local federal court.
The amount was $250; that is, 5 days at $50 per day.
The defendants answered and alleged that the amount was excessive.
They, in their answer, admitted an indebtedness of $150, and tendered the amount to the plaintiff.
The district court rendered judgment for $200,' and gave credit for the amount admitted to be due, to wit, the sum of $100.
The amount in contestation, from which the defendants. appealed,…
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