Peterson v. Short
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. This is an action to recover damages for an alleged breach of a contract on the part of the defendant. It seems the parlies entered into a sort of special partnership, by which the plaintiff was to cultivate a piece of ground or garden of the defendant, the latter furnishing seeds, utensils, and a horse and cart; the proceeds to be divided.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. This is an action to recover damages for an alleged breach of a contract on the part of the defendant. It seems the parlies entered into a sort of special partnership, by which the plaintiff was to cultivate a piece of ground or garden of the defendant, the latter furnishing seeds, utensils, and a horse and cart; the proceeds to be divided. The plaintiff and his wife worked in this garden for about six weeks, when the defendant, without, any apparent cause, dissolved the contract, and turned them adrift. There is no proof of damages. But…
1Opinion of the CourtSimon, J.
The plaintiff states that, in consequence of the violation of a contract on the part of the defendant, he has suffered damages to the amount of two thousand dollars. The contract appears to be a sort of special partnership, for the purpose of cultivating a garden for the space of five years, and sharing equally the profits. It is shown in evidence, that plaintiff and wife worked for a short time in the garden, and paid eighteen dollars to a laborer. This case was tried without a jury, and the District Court gave judgment in favor of *160the plaintiff for forty-eight dollars, from which defendant…
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