Legal Opinion
Champagne v. Wilson
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 30, 2003No. 03-CA-1148PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SOL GOTHARD, Judge.
Defendant, Jeffrey Wilson, appeals from a judgment confirming a preliminary default in favor of plaintiff, and awarding damages of $3,642.99 plus legal interest and costs. For the reasons that follow, we annul and set aside the judgment of the trial court confirming the preliminary default, and we remand this matter for further proceedings.
On April 1, 2003, plaintiff, Sheriff Greg Champagne, filed a petition for damages for breach of contract against Jeffrey Wilson. In his petition, plaintiff alleged that Wilson had entered into an employment contract, in which he agreed to…
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