George Lawrence & Sons, Inc. v. Lucas

HALL, Judge.

Plaintiff, a plumbing contractor, brought this suit in the First City Court for the City of New Orleans to recover the sum of $932.98 for plumbing and sewer repairs performed on the premises 4115 State Street Drive in the City of New Orleans under a verbal contract with the defendant owner thereof. Judgment was rendered in plaintiff’s favor as prayed for, and defendant appealed.

There is no dispute that defendant engaged plaintiff’s services on a time and material basis (“cost plus”) to repair a clogged sewer on the premises and to perform related plumbing repairs. The only dispute…