New York Mercantile Co. v. W. M. Cady Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Court of Appeals, Parish of Rapides. Action by the New York Mercantile Company, Limited, against the W. M. Cady Lumber Company, Limited. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appealed to the Court of Appeals for the Parish of Rapides, which certified the case to the Supreme Court for instructions.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
The defendant company issues to its employés, in payment of their wages, round pieces of aluminum, having on one side, “W. M. Cady Lumber Co., Ltd., Luna, Louisiana,” and on the other side, “The bearer has purchased” ($1, or 25 cents, or 10 cents, according to the denomination of the piece) “in merchandize from our store, which will be delivered on demand and surrender of this cheek.”
The plaintiff company acquired §493.95 in these cheeks,' and brought suit upon them against the defendant company. The defendant company filed an exception of no right of action.
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