Legal Opinion
Pittman v. Roberts
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 31, 1976No. 12967PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Judge.
Pittman and Roberts are Bossier City dentists whose business deals prompted this litigation. Before their business deals arose, Dr. Pittman had loaned $6,300 to a Shreveport dentist who died while the debt was still owed.
Dr. Pittman obtained the patients’ records of the deceased Shreveport dentist and gave them to the younger Dr. Roberts, who was to attempt to professionally serve these patients. The principal dispute between Roberts and Pittman concerns their agreement as to how much and in what manner Roberts was to pay for the patients’ records and the benefits he would derive…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Bank of Coushatta v. EvansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Bates v. StewartLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
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