St. Victor v. Daubert
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL PROM THE PARISH COURT POR THE PARISH AND CITY OF • NEW-ORLEANS. The plaintiff alleges that the late firm of Durel and St. Victor established a grocery store in the lower faubourg of New-Orleans, and employed the defendant, at a salary of fifty dollars per month, to attend to its concerns, and the sale of the goods.
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APPEAL PROM THE PARISH COURT POR THE PARISH AND CITY OF • NEW-ORLEANS. The plaintiff alleges that the late firm of Durel and St. Victor established a grocery store in the lower faubourg of New-Orleans, and employed the defendant, at a salary of fifty dollars per month, to attend to its concerns, and the sale of the goods. He was further allowed one fourth of the profits of said concern, upon a liquidation of its affairs, if any should be made in the course of its business; that a stock of goods and articles was furnished said store amounting to nine thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars,…
1Opinion of the CourtMarlin, J.
delivered the-opinion of the court.
The plaintiff -and another person being partners in trade, established a store and engaged the defendant at a salary of fifty dollars per month, to attend to the business of the store and sale of the goods, and further promised him one fourth part .of the profits that-might be made.
The plaintiff afterwards purchased the interest of. his *317co-partner, and finding the concern unprofitable, shut up the store, after having made a sale of the goods on hand. The defendant was charged with the collection of the debts. After having collected the sum of one thousand…
2Cited by1 opinion
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