Legal Opinion
Southern Construction Co. v. Housing Authority
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 27, 1967No. 48401, 48402PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDERS, Justice.
Southern Construction Company sued the Housing Authority of the City of Opelousas for the balance due it under a building contract, together with legal interest and court costs. The Housing Authority denied liability, asserting it had withheld $7,160.00 of the contract price as “liquidated damages” for failure to timely ■complete the work, as stipulated in the contract.
The district court awarded plaintiff judgment for $7,160.00, but denied legal interest and restricted defendant’s court cost liability to the stenographer’s fee as provided by LSA-R.S. 13:4521. Both parties…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Porterie v. Housing Authority of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Orrell v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
- Pittman Const. Co. v. Housing Auth. of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Britt v. BrocatoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Fox v. DollSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- C. Graham Pembroke, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross v. Gulf Oil Corporation, Defendant-Appellant-Cross (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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