Fields v. Lofton

JzREMY CHIASSON, Judge Pro Tem.

David Merritt Fields and Lee Ann Moon Fields (Fields) filed an action on June 1, 1995, against the prior owners of their home, Michael David Lofton and Leslie Meanness Lofton (Loftons). They sought damages on the basis that water leakage from the attic rendered the home materially defective and substandard. The Loftons filed a third party demand against the City of Zachary (City). The third party demand alleged that any liability owed to the Fields arose out of the City of Zachary’s failure to perform its regular duty to inspect and grant a building permit in…