Legal Opinion
Melbourne Bros. Construction Co. v. Gnots-Reserve, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 11, 1984No. 83-CA-816PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEVELAND J. MARCEL, SR., Judge Pro Tern.
This appeal by plaintiff, Melbourne Brothers Construction Company (Melbourne), results from a judgment dismissing plaintiff’s suit for property damages filed against defendants, Gnots-Reserve, Inc. (Gnots-Reserve) and Mid-Stream Transfer, Inc. (Mid-Stream).
Plaintiff, Melbourne, a subcontractor to Williams Brothers Construction Company, was hired to erect the structural steel above the piers and related cable work on the Luling-Destrehan bridge project in St. Charles Parish. In order to accomplish this task, Melbourne had to have scaffolding under the…
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