Engeran v. City of Houma

LE BLANC, Judge.

Contending that their stock of merchandise had been illegally seized and their store illegally closed by the city marshal of the city of Houma, in an attempt to force the payment of taxes claimed to he due the city by another party, Thaddeus and Yirgus Engeran, plaintiffs herein, instituted this proceeding to enjoin the alleged illegal seizure, and also to recover damages to their good name and business reputation as well as for mortification and humiliation, and for attorney’s fees. The demand for damages is in the sum of $650, of which $150 is for the attorney’s fees claimed…