Legal Opinion
Gauche v. Metropolitan Bldg. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 14, 1910No. 17,671PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Walter B. Sommerville, Judge. Action by Winfield W. Gauche against the Metropolitan Building Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, J.
Plaintiff has appealed from a judgment maintaining an exception of “no cause of action” and dismissing his suit.
The action is for specific performance of a building contract, and the petition alleges that plaintiff entered into a written contract with defendant looking to the erection of a house; that the contract contained the following provision (which for convenience of reference we designate “clause A”):
“In case of dispute [between] the parties hereof [hereto] in connection with this contract, the matter in dispute shall be referred to three disinterested arbitrators, one of whom shall be…
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