Bland v. Brookshire

Opinion by

White, P. J.

*540§ 446. Contract; illegality of, when made on Sunday; rules as to; case stated. This is an action by appellants against appellee on a contract in substance as follows:

Appellee, on August 1,1887, consigned ninety-one head of cattle to R. M. Flautt & Co., commission merchants in New Orleans, Louisiana, for sale on the New Orleans market, and return of proceeds, less $400 drawn by him on said Mautt & Oo. against said cattle at the time of shipping same.

On the 7th of the same month appellants proposed to appellee to purchase the said cattle and take the proceeds of the sale…