Liquidators of Joseph David Co. v. Berthelot Bros.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberville; Louis Bingaman Claiborne, Judge. Action by the liquidators of the Joseph David Company against Berthelot Bros. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
The purpose of this action was to set aside an order discontinuing it.
The facts are that the attorney at law originally employed in the ease and who brought, the suit accepted the sum of $3,300 in satisfaction of plaintiffs’ claims, which plaintiffs aver amounted to over $4,000, and for which they had brought suit at the date the payment was made to this attorney.
This attorney employed a firm of attorneys to assist him on his own responsibility, and without informing the plaintiffs. He absconded with the amount he received.
As well state here that the firm employed by the absconding attorney…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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