Bouligny v. Urquhart

The facts are stated in the opinion of the court, delivered by

Mathews, J.

The plaintiffs in this case claim a certain sum of money which they allege was improperly withheld from them, by the defendant, in the settlement of various accounts between the parties, relating to partnership transactions arising out of their joint interest in a sugar plantation situated in the parish of Plaquemine. They complain principally of debts against them erroneously entered for interest on money and for commissions on the sales of the crops of sugar of several years, commencing in 1823 and ending in 1828.

The…