Kearney, Blois & Co. v. Hauche

The plaintiffs claim from the defendant the sum of one thousand dollars, with interest; and they represent in their petition that, being creditors of E. Ball and Shell for the sum of fourteen hundred dollars, they instituted suit in Mississippi against their debtors, and seized some machinery belonging to them; that their said debtors came to New Orleans and agreed to sell the said machinery to Arthur Hauehe for thirteen hundred dollars.

They further represent that the said Arthur Hauehe agreed to pay, and did pay, one hundred dollars to them, two hundred dollars to Ball, and contracted to pay…