Columbia Oil Co. v. Police Jury of Natchitoches Parish

Cause No. 5725, on the docket of this court, which was an action predicated on two promissory notes, related to the same indebtedness asserted herein, namely, that for materials allegedly sold and furnished by the plaintiff, Columbia Oil Company, to the defendant, Police Jury of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.

In that case, after some evidence had been adduced on the trial of the merits, defendant filed an exception of no cause of action. The district court sustained the exception and dismissed the suit. On plaintiff's appeal to this court, we concluded that the exception had been correctly…