Legal Opinion
Gaiennie Co. v. Bouchereau
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 11, 1912No. 19,257PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Action by the Gaiennie Company, Limited, against A. Bouchereau. Judgment for defendant was reversed by the Court of Appeal, and defendant applied for certiorari or writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Tile case is thus stated by the ■Court of Appeal:
“Plaintiff contracted to do certain plumbing work for defendant for the fixed price of $66.50, and in the same contract to lay certain sewer pipes at 30 cents per running foot, if permitted by the sewer board. This permission was granted, and 160 feet of pipe were laid. The plumbing was also completed.
“Plaintiff then filed ' two suits in the city ■court on the same day, one for the price of the plumbing, $66.50, and the other for,the sewer pipe, $48.
“The first suit mentioned was prosecuted to a final judgment, and resulted in a judgment for the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Broderick v. BluntSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
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