Legal Opinion
Pittman Construction Co. v. Board of Levee Commissioners
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 2, 1964No. 1554PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YARRUT, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the District Court denying it recovery of $59,-725.25, interest and costs, for extra work alleged to have been caused by inadequate plans and specifications furnished by Defendant, for whom Plaintiff contracted to do the work. Plaintiff will be referred to herein as “Contractor”, and Defendant as “Levee Board”.
The contract was for the construction of a Marina on the lake front in the City of New Orleans, which involved the driving of 1800 underwater piles, 611 of which were driven beyond the 3-inch tolerance allowed by the contract and had to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Brasher v. City of AlexandriaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- O'Leary v. Board of Port Com'rs for Port of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Barnhill Bros. v. Louisiana Department of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
3Cited by3 opinions
- Pittman Construction Co. v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, ETC. v. Vicon, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1982
- Pittman Construction Co. v. Board of Levee CommissionersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965