Enders v. Skannal
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the First District Court, Parish of Caddo. Taylor, J. 1. In a doubtful case the agreement is interpreted against him who has contracted the obligation, and also against him, whether obligor or obligee, when the doubt or obscurity arises from a want of necessary explanation which he should have given.
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APPEAL from the First District Court, Parish of Caddo. Taylor, J. 1. In a doubtful case the agreement is interpreted against him who has contracted the obligation, and also against him, whether obligor or obligee, when the doubt or obscurity arises from a want of necessary explanation which he should have given. C. C. 1957-8. 2. Damages due to the creditor are the amount of loss he has sustained, and the profit of which he has been deprived; when debtor is in bad faith he is responsible for such dam- ■ ages as are the immediate and direct consequence of the breach of the contract, whether…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Todd, J.
This is an action to recover damages for an alleged violation of a contract and eviction from certain lands by means of violence and threats. ■
The defense is substantially the general issue and the contention that it was the plaintiff who had first violated the contract and had misconstrued it throughout.
The case was tried by a jury, which gave a verdict against the de-' fendant for four thousand dollars, and he has appealed.
The plaintiff is engaged in the manufacture of furniture, sash, doors, blinds, etc., in the City of Shreveport; lie had…
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