Allen-Wadley Lumber Co. v. Huddleston
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; Thomas Fletcher Bell, Judge. Action by the Allen-Wadley Lumber Company against S. I-Iuddleston. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiff sued out executory process as the holder of a number of notes executed and indorsed in blank by the defendant, and representing the price of a certain lot, with the buildings and improvements thereon, purchased by the defendant from R. B. Pace on July 8, 1907.
At the time of this sale the only improvements on the lot were the foundations of a residence. Huddleston continued the construction of the house, which, however, was not fully completed for the lack of funds. When this suit was filed there were a number of unsettled claims for material and labor furnished in the construction…
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