Suthon v. Terrebonne Trappers' Ass'n

Plaintiff sues defendant for attorney’s fees, alleging it to be a voluntary association, amounting in law to a commercial partnership. His claim is for $1250.00 and, in the alternative, for $750.00, with legal interest.

He appeals from a judgment rejecting his demand.

The proof shows that a number of trappers banded themselves to employ a lawyer to know if they had a right to trap fur-bearing animals on the wild lands in Terrebonne parish, whether leased by them or not. They agreed to employ Mr. Gagne, a practitioner at the Houma bar, as their attorney. Each trapper, under the agreement, was…