McManus v. Scheele
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; John St. Paul, Judge. Action by Hugh McManus against Michael Scheele. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
This suit was brought on a paving certificate. Towards the end of the trial the defendant asked leave of the court to file an amended answer. The answer contained two additional defenses. The court granted leave to file one of these defenses, but refused leave as to the other. The defense as to which leave was granted was to the effect that one of the members of the city council had been interested in the contract under which the paving certificate was issued, and that on that account the certificate was null. In this supplemental answer, defendant renewed the prayer of his original answer…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Villars v. FaivreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1884
- McManus v. ScheeleSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
3Cited by1 opinion
- Weiser v. Di CristinaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952