Dulac Cypress Co. v. Houma Cypress Co.

Plaintiff sues for the recovery of $80,336.20, alleged to represent certain deductions for income and excess profit taxes made by defendant out of the profits due plaintiff under a contract between the parties.

From a judgment rejecting its demand, plaintiff prosecutes the present appeal.

Briefly stated, the facts are that on September 13, 1913, an agreement was entered into between the Messrs. Burguieres, representing the J. M. Burguiere Company, Limited, and the plaintiff company on the one hand, and Messrs. Sundberry & Dinkins on behalf of an operating company which they agreed to form, on…