Clement v. South Atlantic S. S. Line
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred. D. King, Judge. Action by Alfred I-I. Clement against the South Atlantic Steamship Line. Judgment for defendant on a reconventional demand, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiff sued the defendant for the sum of $1,200, unearned salary as agent, on the ground that he was discharged without just cause before the expiration of the-term of the employment, and for the further sum of $10,000 as damages for alleged slander.
For answer, after pleading the general issue, the defendant admitted the employment of the plaintiff as agent, but averred that the employment was by the month, at a salary of $250, and further averred that the plaintiff was discharged for just causes, to wit, overdrawing his account, by the sum of $513.99; drawing a check for $1,500 to his own…
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