Farrar v. Duncan
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, parish of Tensas. Hough, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Manning, C. J.
The plaintiff is a lawyer, and sues for remuneration for professional services rendered the defendant in certain legal proceedings before the court of Tensas.parish. The recovery is resisted on the ground that the plaintiff was not employed by the defendant, nor by any one authorized by him.
The defendant owns several plantations in the parish of Tensas. Seven •of these plantations had been sold for taxes, and the professional services consisted in rescuing them from impending total loss to the defendant. The suits instituted by plaintiff,…
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