Supreme Court of Louisiana January 15, 1860 (Graham v. Sykes)

Land, J.

The commercial firm of Sykes & Hyde, of this city, rendered to the plaintiff, on the 17th of March, 1848, an account of sales of thirty-seven bales of gunny bags, showing in his favor a balance of $840 98. They remitted to plaintiff, in payment of this balance, a sight draft drawn by Martin & Co., of this city, to his order, on J. S. Lake & Co., of New York.