Supreme Court of Louisiana February 15, 1871, No. 1047 (McNamara v. Clark)

Ludeling, C. J.

In May, 1863, Robert McNamara and John Clark entered into an agreement whereby the latter agreed to pay the former fifteen hundred dollars to excavate the foundations of a draining machine within two months from the date of the agreement. The plaintiff commenced the work and progressed with it until he was stopped hy the overflow of hack water from Lake Pontchartrain.