Hallowell Granite Works v. Orleans
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Porter Parker, Judge. Action by the Hallo well Granite Works against C. A. Orleans. From a judgment rejecting its demand for a balance due on an open account, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The plaintiff appeals from a judgment rejecting its demand for $2,964.-38, claimed as the balance due on an open account, with 6 per cent, interest from January 1, 191N
The statement annexed to the petition, covering the period from January 18, 1912, to January 1, 1916, showed charges for material sold amounting to $11,540.13, and credits for payments amounting to $9,175.75, leaving a balance of $2,364.38, to which was added a charge of $600 for interest at 6 per cent, per annum for four years on the “average balance, called $2,500.”
In his answer to the suit, the defendant admitted that he had…
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