Richard v. Bourda

KNOLL, Judge.

Alvin Richard instituted this action to recover $13,468.50 from defendant, Louis J. Bourda, alleging a breach of a building contract. Bourda filed a reconventional demand seeking $8,000 in lost profits on the contract. The trial court rendered judgment against Richard in the sum of $2,021.

From this judgment, Richard appeals suspensively, reurging his principal demand and contending that the trial court erred in allowing Louis J. Bourda to recover the full contract price in his reconven-tional demand, less damages and previous payments.

The issues to be determined are whether…