Fabacher v. Bryant
Supreme Court of Louisiana
A PPRAL from the Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans. Monroe, J. Bryant & Mather refused to carry out in good faith the contract-into which they had entered, and because of the violation of said contract by them, Fabacher, in consequence thereof, sustained-damages which are fully and specifically set out in the petition,, and are as amply sustained by the evidence.
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A PPRAL from the Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans. Monroe, J. Bryant & Mather refused to carry out in good faith the contract-into which they had entered, and because of the violation of said contract by them, Fabacher, in consequence thereof, sustained-damages which are fully and specifically set out in the petition,, and are as amply sustained by the evidence. As an excuse for this gross breach of their contract, Bryant & Mather, admitting that Peter Fabacher was given the contract to do-the hauling as set out in his petition, say that they entered into-this contract with Fabacher…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Miller, J.
The plaintiff, engaged in the business of hauling cotton for the presses in this city, alleges he was employed by defendants, proprietors of the Louisiana Cotton Press, to do what is termed the inhauling of cotton for that press for the seasons of 1891-92. The petition alleges the breach of the contract and claims large damages. The answer of the defendants is, in effect, that at the • period of the alleged coutract there was noAoption for the presses of this city in respect to the employment of draymen, but they had to engage those…
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