Parsons v. Suares
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The plaintiffs, A. Parsons and Justine Crevillier, sue to recover from the defendant the sum of one thousand five hundred and sixty dollars, being the amount of a draft remitted to him to purchase a tract of land, and which they allege he has retained and failed to comply with their request. They pray for judgment, and require the defendant to answer interrogatories in relation to the sum of money received by him.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The plaintiffs, A. Parsons and Justine Crevillier, sue to recover from the defendant the sum of one thousand five hundred and sixty dollars, being the amount of a draft remitted to him to purchase a tract of land, and which they allege he has retained and failed to comply with their request. They pray for judgment, and require the defendant to answer interrogatories in relation to the sum of money received by him. The defendant answered, and admitted he received the money, but stated he retained a part of it to pay a note he endorsed at…
1Opinion of the Court
Martin J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The plaintiffs allege that they sent a draft to the defendant, with directions to apply the proceeds thereof in the purchase of a tract of land. That the defendant received the money but purchased no land, and refuses to return the funds now in his hands. ■
The defendant admits the receipt of the draft from Crevillier, one of the plaintiffs, but avers that he was unable to purchase the land as requested ; and that he has retained a little upwards of four hundred dollars for claims he has bad to pay for this plaintiff, and admits a balance of one…
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