Legal Opinion
Hinkle v. City of West Monroe
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 3, 1941No. 35976PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Justice.
The question presented on this appeal is whether the defendant, the City of West Monroe, is liable for the balance due on a paving contract to plaintiff, E. G. Hinkle, as assignee of the contractor. The plaintiff in this suit seeks to recover from the defendant the sum of $17,335.16, representing the balance due on a paving contract together with court costs advanced by him and 10% attorney’s fees. The paving contract was let under the provisions of Act No. 288 of the General Assembly of this state for the year 1928. The defendant interposed a plea attacking the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hitchcock v. GalvestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Burk v. Livingston Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1938
- Clark v. City of OpelousasSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
- District of Columbia v. LyonSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Templeman v. Hamilton & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- AV SMITH CONST. CO. v. Maryland Cas. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1984