Duke v. Crawford, Jenkins & Booth
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Oaddo; E. P. Mills, Judge. Action by G. W-. Duke against Crawford, Jenkins & Booth, Limited. From a judgment dismissing the suit, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
By Division A, composed of Chief Justice PRO VO STL and Justices OVERTON and LECIIE.
PROVOSTL, C. J.
The lessees of plaintiff’s plantation obtained their supplies for making their crops of the years 1918, 1919, and 1920 from the defendant company, and shipped to the defendant company for sale the cotton made by them on the plantation in those years. The cotton of 1918 and 1919 sold for enough to pay the supply bill and the rent of the year, and 'defendant paid the rent; but that of 1920 fell short of even the supply bill, and defendant refused to imy tl}e rent. Plaintiff claims that defendant…
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- Loeb v. CollierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
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- Bres v. CowanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1870
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