Dawson v. Landreaux

The opinion of the court was delivered by

DeBlanc, J.

Defendants, it is alleged, are the legal representatives of one Pierre Landreaux, who in 1835 was the recorder of mortgages for the parish of Orleans. They were, at the date of the institution of this suit, residents of the city of Paris, and represented here by A. Rochereau & Co., who were cited in this case as their agents and attorneys.

Plaintiff seeks to recover from them the sum of $6762 25 on the ground that forty-two years ago the said' Pierre Landreaux, defendants’ ancestor, failed, through error, ignorance, and in violation of his…