Legal Opinion
Slattery Co. v. F. W. Woolworth Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 14, 1949No. 38871PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Justice.
In this suit the plaintiff seeks to annul and set aside a contract. The plaintiff asks, in the alternative, for damages for breach of the contract and, in the further alternative, for the reformation of the contract. The suit was dismissed in the lower court by judgment sustaining exceptions of no cause and no right of action and 'the plaintiff has appealed.
The defendant leased a store building in Shreveport from the plaintiff under a written contract for a period commencing January 1, 1927 and ending May 1, 1947 at a rental of $33,000 per year for the first five years,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Reeves v. Globe Indemnity Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
- Southport Mill, Ltd. v. FriedrichsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- City of Gretna v. Gulf Distilling CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
- Nicol v. JacobySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Bates v. Prudential Ins. Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
3Cited by9 opinions
- Florida Molasses Co. v. BergerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- Rapides Grocery Company v. VannSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Reynolds Metal Co. v. TL James & Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Menard v. Associated Royal Crown Bottling Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Succession of Guidry v. Bank of Terrebonne & Trust Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
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