Harris v. Knox
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Western Dist. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, THE JUDGE OF THE SEVENTH PRESIDING. This is an action instituted by J. Harris, and the widow and heirs of Nathan Sargent, deceased, who were partners in the brick making and building business, to recover from the defendant the sum of five hundred and ninety-seven dollars and sixty-nine cents, for work done by them for the latter, in their capacity of undertakers, brick makers and brick masons, and for…
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Western Dist. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, THE JUDGE OF THE SEVENTH PRESIDING. This is an action instituted by J. Harris, and the widow and heirs of Nathan Sargent, deceased, who were partners in the brick making and building business, to recover from the defendant the sum of five hundred and ninety-seven dollars and sixty-nine cents, for work done by them for the latter, in their capacity of undertakers, brick makers and brick masons, and for furnishing materials for the construetion of the building they undertook, according to a detailed account annexed. The…
1Opinion of the CourtBullard, J.
This is an action to recover the value of work and labor done, and materials furnished, according to the account *231annexed to the sheriff’s petition. Judgment having been rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, the defendant appealed.
The action of mechanics, as builders, bricklayers, carpenters, &c., who undertake work by the job, and who do certain pieces of work at different times, is not prescribed by the lapse of one year. The prescription provided in the article 8499 of the Louisiana Code, does not apply to the actions of mechanics who do work by the job.
The only defence on which he relies in…
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