Craven v. Board of Levee Commissioners
Citations
- 51 La. Ann. 1267
- 26 So. 104
- 1899 La. LEXIS 558
Syllabus
<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>Assuming (arguendo) that a percentage upon the amount involved in a contract is a proper basis upon which to fix the compensation of a consulting mechanical engineer, in a case where he is called upon to advise with regard to .all the specifications and with regard to the contract as an entirety, such method of arriving at the compensation can not be adopted when the services for which the engineer is employed, and which he renders, relate only to a particular Question or portion of the work.</p>
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- failure to spread felony indictment upon the minutes of the court neither enlarges nor dismisses the accused’s rights since the object of such procedure is simply to provide against consequences of loss or destruction of original
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