Britt v. Davis Bros.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; Thomas Fletcher Bell, Judge. Action by W. Floyd Britt against Davis Bros. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, J.
Plaintiff alleges that he was employed to manage a cardroom, maintained in the rear of defendant’s barroom in Shreveport, and to supervise and wait on games of poker played there, furnish the players with cards, chips, etc., and see that they paid for the use of the conveniences so furnished, and that he was to get one-half the net profits in lieu of salary; that his employment was by the year, but that he was discharged without cause at the end of 10 weeks, and is entitled to recover $5,216.40 as the amount that he would have made during the remainder of the year. The suit was dismissed upon…
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