Agnel v. Ellis

Defendants were tbe attorneys at law of one John O’Rorke, residing in St. Tammany parish, in this State, and as such they were charged with the collection, by suit,-of a certain claim against the Chattanooga Railroad Company. Plaintiff, claiming to be the creditor of O’Rorke, sought to have the proceeds of this suit applied to the payment of this demand, and approached defendants with that object. E. J. Ellis, one of the defendants, thereupon gave plaintiff the following memorandum :

“Let Mr. McMahou sigu the name of the plaintiff, John O’Rorke, or let Mr. O’Rorke sigu it. If Mr. McMahon signs…