King v. Fourchy

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McEnery, J.

The testimony in the record convinces us of the following facts in this case: That the defendant was employed by the plaintiff to institute a suit for slander against one Salvadore Du-*355miglia; that a sum of thirty-five dollars was deposited with plaintiff for costs. That the defendant filed the petition in the suit, and deposited the necessary sum to cover the, costs for the filing of this petition; that he neglected to deposit the amount for service of citation, and through his neglect or inattention the demand of plaintiff against the…