Orleans Shoring Co. v. Murphy

YARRUT, Judge.

This suit seeks recovery by Plaintiff, shoring contractor, of $593.00, for raising and leveling Defendant’s residence at 3322 State Street Drive in New Orleans, per written contract, plus 6% interest and 25% attorney’s fee as provided therein.

Defendant admits the contract, but denies indebtedness because Plaintiff did not properly perform the work, which caused him to pay $1200.00 to repair the resulting dam*530age, and prayed in reconvention for $2000.-00, or a net judgment of $603.00 after offset of Plaintiff’s claim for $593.00.

The trial court allowed Defendant an offset of only…