Mouillier v. Hallmark Pool Corp.

KNOLL, Judge.

Lettel Mouillier filed an action in redhibition against Carol Duos, the seller/installer of a swimming pool, and Hallmark Pool Corporation, the manufacturer of the pool material, seeking a rescission of the sale and attorney’s fees. Duos filed an exception of prescription to Mouillier’s claim which was referred to trial on the merits. After hearing the evidence, the trial judge maintained Duos’s exception of prescription, and awarded judgment in Mouillier’s favor against Hallmark reducing the purchase price by $4000 and granting him attorney’s fees from Hallmark of $1750. Without…