Charbonnet v. Ochsner

DIXON, Justice.

The plaintiff, an architect and contractor, brought suit to recover the balance he claimed for certain remodeling work on defendant’s residence. The defense set up in the answer was that certain of the work was defective, and the balance was withheld pending satisfactory correction and completion. Both plaintiff and defendant set up in the pleadings that an attempt was made to settle their differences ; the plaintiff contended that the compromise amount was contingent on prompt payment by the defendant; the defendant contended that the compromise amount was contingent upon…