Conner v. Lake

FOURNET, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff, Haney B. Conner, is appealing from the judgment of the district court dismissing, on exceptions of no cause and no right of action, his suit to recover from the defendants in solido the sum of $4,023.33, with interest and costs, on a contract of employment. The sole question for our determination, therefore, is whether the petition does state a cause or a right of action, and, for the purpose of disposing of such exceptions, the allegations of the petition well founded in law must be considered as true.

The pertinent allegations of the petition, which were…