Pratt v. McCoy
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Walter B. Sommerville, Judge. Suit by Geo. K. Pratt against John F. McCoy and another for specific performance of a contract. From the judgment, plaintiff: appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
The defendant John F. McCoy, an experienced contractor in street drainage and paving work, desiring to bid on certain contracts that were being advertised by the city of New Orleans for that kind of work, hut lacking the large amount of ready money that would be needed for carrying out these contracts, proposed to the plaintiff, Dr. George K. Pratt, a man of supposed large means, that the latter join him in the enterprise, on the basis of an equal division of the profits, and Dr. Pratt consented, and to evidence their agreement the parties executed the following instrument:
“This agreement,…
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