O'Niell v. Guyther
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Third Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Mary; Albert Campbell Allen, Judge. Action by George H. O’Niell against Samuel K. Guyther. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The allegations of plaintiff’s petition may be stated as follows:
In the year 1904, the defendant was one of three stockholders of the Trellue Lumber Company and of the Cypress Tank & Manufacturing Company of Patterson, La., and plaintiff was employed as bookkeeper for said •corporations.
That about May 1, 1904, defendant, being .obliged to leave Patterson on account of the bad health of his wife, employed the plaintiff ,to represent him in the management of the business of said corporations, and gave plaintiff a power of attorney. The plaintiff did represent defendant faithfully and to his…
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