McLaughlin v. Sauvé

Merrick, O. J.

This suit is brought to recover for the use of Alien McLaughlin from the defendant the sum of $800, with interest at the rate of eight per cent, per annum from the 1st of January, 1852, for work done to stop the well known crevasse which oceured upon the plantation of the defendant in 18 J9, and occasioned the inundation of a portion of this city.

There was judgment for the plaintiff for debt and interest, and defendant has appealed. The plaintiffs introduced one of their partners who had transferred his interest to Allen McLaughlin as a witness to prove the claim. It must be…