Leonard v. Sparks
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from civil district court, parish of Orleans; George H. ThSard, Judge. Action by William B. Leonard against Sparks Bros. & McGee. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, J.
This suit was brought by plaintiff, Leonard, to recover the sum of $25,-000 (less a credit of $3,279.41, paid June 4, 1900), alleged to be one-half of the amount earned by plaintiff and defendants for feeding and taking care of the mules during the English-Boer War for the British government at New Orleans.
Plaintiff owns a livery stable, and the defendants deal in mules and horses. Plaintiff sets out in his petition that on or about the 1st of October, 1900, he contracted with a major of the English army — Scobel—to feed and care for the mules shipped through this port to South Africa. The…
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