Legal Opinion

Champagne v. Manuel

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 30, 2003No. 03-CA-1147PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.

Defendant, Aaron Manuel, appeals from a default judgment in favor of plaintiff, which awarded damages of $5,896.84 plus legal interest. For the reasons that follow, we annul and set aside the judgment of the trial court confirming the preliminary default and remand this matter for further proceedings.

On April 4, 2003, plaintiff, St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne, filed a “Petition to Recover Damages for Breach of Contract” naming Aaron Manuel as defendant. In his petition, Sheriff Champagne alleged that, on March 29, 2001, he and Manuel entered into an…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Thibodeaux v. BurtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. Sessions & Fishman v. Liquid Air Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  3. Ascension Builders, Inc. v. JumonvilleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
  4. Brown v. Trinity Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  5. Carroll v. ColemanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  4. Terrel Camel and Dina Camel v. Gregory Harmon and Candace HarmonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005

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