Massett v. Keff
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Thomas C. W. Ellis, Judge. Action by Martin F. Massett against Frederick Keff. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement.
MONROE, J.
Plaintiff alleges that defendant, by whom he was employed (in the business of making cisterns), reproved him for wasting time; that he and a companion told defendant that, if he was not satisfied, they would quit, and, after some further conversation, demanded the wages due them; that defendant tendered petitioner $6.80, docking-him 20 cents, “without any cause”; that petitioner said to him, “If you don’t pay me $7, I’ll think you rob me”; and that defendant thereupon struck him with a jack plane and knocked him senseless, in which condition he-was taken to his house,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bankston v. ForksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1886
- Miller v. MecheSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Vernon v. BankstonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1876
- Johns v. BrinkerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1878
3Cited by36 opinions
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- Oubre v. JudiceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Finkelstein v. NaihausLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1933
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