H. Cohen & Co. v. John I. Adams & Co.

NEILL, Associate Justice.

— This suit was instituted December 12, 1891, by the appellees, Jno. I. Adams & Co., against H. Cohen & Co., a mercantile firm composed of H. Cohen and J. D. Stokes, and I. P. Levy. The plaintiff’s allege as their cause of action, that on or about December 2, 1891, they were induced by fraudulent representations made to them by H. Cohen & Co. to ship them from plaintiffs’ house in New Orleans thirty-five barrels of molasses or syrup worth $543.40, or $15.52 per barrel; that the sale and shipment were made for cash on delivery, at the special instance and request of H.…