Lambert Bros., Inc. v. Ziegler

REDMANN, Judge.

Lambert Brothers, Inc., a furnisher of electrical materials for a building, appeals from the dismissal of general contractor Oxford Enterprises, Inc., surety Lewis Clements and owner Ziegler Limited Partnership (Charles W. Ziegler, III, Partner) from its suit for the price, with recognition of privilege, for the materials it furnished to subcontractor Walter Bourgeois.

The principal questions are, first, whether failure to serve the claim upon the owner by “registered” mail (plaintiff used certified) or personal service, La.R.S. 9:4802, defeats the privilege and, second, whether…