Legal Opinion
Lejeune v. Vaufrey Sugar Planting & Mfg. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 10, 1909No. 17,422PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; John St. Paul, Judge. Action by Zenon Lejeune against the Vaufrey Sugar Planting & Manufacturing Company, Limited. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiff sued for a large amount of damages for the alleged breach of a written contract as follows, to wit:
“A two year contract at $50.00 a month for the year 1905, and at $60.00 per month for the year 1906, and with privilege of three years more from January 1, 1907.
“The pay roll of both Vaufrey and Providence plantations to be handed Z. Lejeune, accompanied with a check for the amount thereof.
“Said Lejeune to do the paying off and having the full authority to collect therefrom such amount as each laborer or person named in said pay roll may owe said Lejeune; the said Lejeune binding…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Torian v. WeeksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
3Cited by3 opinions
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