Forgay v. Lambeth

The judgment of the court was pronounced by

Slibeli,, J.

Jacobs and Lambeth were joint owners of certain lots of ground in New Orleans. The municipality gave an order requiring them to be paved. Jacobs, with the authorisation of Lambeth, made a contract for himself and Lambeth, with Forgay, for this paving. The contract was fulfilled by Forgay. Jacobs paid his half to Forgay, who gave Jacobs a full discharge, and then brought this action against Lambeth, to recover his half of the price of the work. The defendant pleaded ¡the general is,s,u,e. Pie also pleaded specially that he had become bound…