JCM Construction Co. v. Orleans Parish School Board

11 JOHNSON, J.,

would grant the writ application for the following reasons.

I can find no jurisprudence that would support this award of money damages. In this case, a contractor won a judgment against the Orleans Parish School Board (“School Board”) in the amount of $663,152, for negligent misrepresentation, malicious prosecution, and detrimental reliance after the School Board sued him for damages sustained as a result of his failure to obtain builders’ risk insurance.

Article 20 of the “General Conditions” attached to the contract at issue required Gegg, the contractor, to “effect and…