Madden v. I. B. Jacobs & Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
IN RE B. A. Madden Applying for Certiorari, or Writ of Review, to the Court of Appeals, First Circuit, State of Louisiana.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Blanchard, J.
Plaintiff was employed by defendants as a clerk in their mercantile establishment for one year at a salary of $55.00 per month during that time.
The contract period was the year 1898, beginning January 1st and; ending December 31st.
*2108On January 22nd of that year the house in which defendants did ■business, together with their stock of goods and fixtures, was destroyed by fire.
Following- this defendants ceased to do business — did not resume or reopen.
Then, in the early part of March, the firm was dissolved, and at that time, or just following…
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- Craig v. CraigSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1835
- Sherburne v. Orleans Cotton PressSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1840
- Shoemaker v. BryanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1857
- Hotchkiss v. Gretna Ginnery & Compress Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1884
- Taylor v. Kehlor, Updike & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1874
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