Fuhrmann v. Catanese

JONES, Judge ad hoc.

The plaintiffs, who are the members of an architectural firm in the City of New Orleans, bring this suit seeking the recovery of $1,699.71, which they allege is due them by the defendant for architectural fees as a result of their employment by said defendant. In the alternative, they allege that, if the court should find that they had no verbal contract of employment with said defendant, then they are entitled to recover on quantum meruit.

Defendant denies in the answer that he ever employed the plaintiffs and, even though he admits the plaintiffs performed certain…