Legal Opinion

DEROUEN v. Nelson

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 10, 2010No. 09-467PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SAUNDERS, Judge.

liThis case involves interpretation of a contract that does not involve any factual findings by the trial court as to whether acceptance to an irrevocable offer is effective if the offeree failed to give the offeror any notice of the acceptance. The trial court, under La.Civ.Code art. 1934, found that the language of the purported contract necessitated that the buyer/offeree must give the seller/offeror notice of his acceptance in order for that acceptance to be effective.

We affirm, finding that the general rule of La.Civ.Code art. 1934 was not abrogated by the language of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Conoco, Inc. v. Tenneco, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
  2. Aldredge v. AldredgeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
  3. Aptaker v. Centennial Insurance Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
  4. Sigler v. Grace Offshore Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1995

3Cited by16 opinions

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  2. Hunter v. Lafayette Consolidated GovernmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  3. Van Mol v. BeasleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  4. Navarre Chevrolet, Inc. v. BegnaudLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  5. Davis v. St. RomainLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017

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