Meraux v. Kenilworth Sugar Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; George H. Théard, Judge. Action by Narcisse P. Meraux against the Kenilworth Sugar Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiff sued for $6,185.46, of which $4,000.85 represents 25 per cent, of the purchase price of cane delivered under a written contract, and the remainder several items of damages caused by the alleged failure of the defendant to comply with the specifications of the contract relative to the transportation and handling of plaintiff’s cane crop.
The gist of the answer was that, in the latter part of November, 1911, the cane of plaintiff was badly frozen, greatly damaged, and in some instances rendered unfit for the purposes of being manufactured into sugar; that the cane when destroyed was at…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Barrow v. PenickSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
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