Stevens v. Chandler

GOTHARD, Judge.

This is a redhibition case. Because of the procedural problems it contains, we do not consider the merits, but remand to the trial court for further proceedings.

The plaintiffs, J. Elliot Prieur and his wife Karen, filed this lawsuit against Henry Klein and others seeking a reduction in the purchase price of a house purchased for $525,000. (The complained of redhibi-tory defect was flooding of the bottom floor of the house after heavy rains.) The defendant, Henry Klein, filed a reconven-tional demand for recission of the sale and credit for value of the plaintiffs’ use of the…