Giron v. Housing Auth. of City of Opelousas
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
393 So.2d 1267 (1981)
Ashton P. GIRON
v.
The HOUSING AUTHORITY OF the CITY OF OPELOUSAS.
No. 80-C-1681.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
January 26, 1981.
Gerald H. Schiff, Sandoz, Sandoz & Schiff, Opelousas, for plaintiff-applicant.
Felix A. DeJean, III, Opelousas, for defendant-respondent.
DENNIS, Justice.
The principal issue in this case is whether a plaintiff who sues for specific enforcement of a contract by injunction thereby irrevocably elects his remedy and is prohibited from later amending his petition to sue for damages for breach of contract. The trial court permitted the plaintiff to amend his…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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