McManus v. Scheele
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; John St. Paul, Judge. Action by Hugh McManus against Michael Scheele. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiff is the owner of certificates issued by the city of New Orleans for paving Galvez street from Julia to Toulouse, with shells. The defendant was. the owner of abutting property on Galvez street, and the amount of his bill for paving was $607.96 with 6 per cent, interest from the date the work was accepted, being, he alleges, the proportion due by the defendant on his property fronting on that street. The city paid the remaining third.
John McCoy was the contractor, and the-date of the contract was the 21st day of November, 1885.
Defendant attacks the contract on the ground of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Berka v. WoodwardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
- Cummings v. SauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1878
3Cited by4 opinions
- Bartley, Incorporated v. Town of WestlakeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- Koons v. RichardsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1923
- McManus v. ScheeleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- Grady v. City of LivingstonMontana Supreme Court · 1943