Barr v. Henderson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Breaux, J.

Plaintiffs seek to recover an amount claimed as having been paid by them to defendant in accordance with a contract, and they also seek to recover damages- growing out of the alleged violation of the contract.

It appears that defendant, by the contract in question, bound himself to sell to plaintiff the output of his mill for one year. He also obliged himself to run.his mill to its full capacity, subject to unavoidable delays and accidents, and to saw cotton-wood lumber exclusively. The defendant agreed with plaintiffs to saw all lumber to…