Smith v. Williams
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lincoln; J. B. Crow, Judge. Action by E. P. Smith against J. W. Williams. From a judgment for defendant on exception, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSt. Paul, J.
Plaintiff alleges that, whilst doing business in Arkansas under the trade-*949name of M. M. Smith, he leased from defendant a certain store in this state, of which defendant failed to deliver possession, whereby he was damaged, etc.
The defendant filed an exception of no cause of action, on the ground that the correspondence does not show a complete contract, and on the further ground that plaintiff was doing business contrary to the provisions of Revised Statutes, §§ 2668, 2669, and Act 64 of 1918.
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Wp think the correspondence shows a complete contract. On December 3, 191S, defendant wrote…
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