L. P. Davis Const. Co. v. Board of Commissioners for Plaquemines Parish East Bank Levee Dist.

PONDER, Justice.

The defendant, Board of Commissioners for the Plaquemines Parish East Bank Levee District, is appealing from an adverse judgment of the district court, awarding the plaintiff, L. P. Davis Construction Company, $4,497.21, with legal interest from judicial demand, for the balance due on a contract for the construction of the Davant-Bohemia Lower Line Back Levee.

The principal controversy in this litigation is the method of computing payment for the work done under the contract.

The defendant takes the position that payments under the contract should be made on the basis of…