Jackson v. Brady
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; T. C. W. Ellis, Judge. Actions by Joseph Jackson and by Joseph Moliere against Edwin P. Brady. Judgments for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
The two plaintiffs, in separate actions, sued the defendant for damages for alleged malicious and unfounded criminal prosecutions based on the same charge of obtaining goods under false pretenses.
The plaintiffs were arrested, and incarcerated in jail for five days, and on their trial both were acquitted.
Plaintiffs are negroes, and had been employed as tie makers in defendant’s camp in the parish of St. Charles at the wage of 20 cents per tie.
In March, 1913, plaintiffs left said camp, owing balances for merchandise obtained on orders given by defendant’s foreman, and hired out at an advance of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Vara v. R. M. Quigley Const. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Reynolds v. RowleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1847
- Edward E. Stockmeyer & Co. v. WeidnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1880
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Buchert v. SchumacherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- Citizens Bank & Trust Co. v. JonesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- M Werk Co. v. MartinOhio Court of Appeals · 1934
- Moliere v. BradySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917