City of Shreveport v. Chatwin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; John R. Land, Judge. Separate suits by the City of Shreveport against A. G. Chatwin, Sam Chatwin, the Victoria Lumber Company, and W. E. Robinette. Cases consolidated, and judgment for the plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
The defendants in these several consolidated cases are sued for their proportion of the cost of paving the street in front of their abutting lots.
[1] They resist the payment upon the ground that the work was not -done according to contract, in that many of the wooden blocks which the pavement was made of were not properly creosoted, and were laid at right angles to the curb, instead of diagonally, as required by the specifications.
The work was accepted by the city authorities. This acceptance is binding upon the property owners in the absence of allegation of fraud or error (Kelly v.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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