Legal Opinion
Salmen Brick & Lumber Co. v. Owen
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 25, 1929No. 10,594PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWesterfield, J.
Plaintiff brings this suit against Cleveland Owens, a building contractor and his surety, The American Surety Company, for $1079.77, the alleged balance due for materials furnished the contractor and used in a building, which was erected by the contractor for account ■ of Alex Schulman, the owner.
The defendant, Owens, failed to answer, judgment being had against him by default, from which no appeal has been taken. The defendant surety company denied liability on the ground that the plaintiff corporation failed to record its lien in the mortgage office of the Parish of Orleans, within thirty…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Shreveport Mut. Bldg. Ass'n v. WhittingtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- W. W. Carre Co. v. E. J. Stewart & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- State v. ReadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- Meriwether Supply Co. v. BaughLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
- Boswell v. LainhartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1831
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