E. Jonas & Co. v. Itzkovitch

Citations

• 9 Teiss. 168
• 1912 La. App. LEXIS 26

Syllabus

<p>1. Custom may modify, restrict or enlarge a contract into which it enters, but it cannot create a contract or of itself give rise to an obligation.</p> <p>2. It is settled law that, before a legal charge can be made, there must , be a contract of employment, either expressly made or logically implied from the facts, and that no one can claim compensation from one who did not employ him, however beneficial or valuable the service may-prove to the latter.</p>