Legal Opinion
Ault v. Shepherd
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 14, 1928No. 3062PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOdom, J.
On May 28, 1923, the plaintiffs, Ault & Burden, entered into a contract to build the Washington Hotel in the City of Shreveport.
On January 25, 1924, said Ault & Burden entered into a contract with the defendants, J. C. Shepherd & Company, to do the lathing and plastering work for said structure at a stipulated price.
Shepherd & Company furnished bond in the sum of $40,000.00 to secure the performance of the contract.
During the progress of the work, Shepherd & Company became financially embarrassed and were about to default on their contract, whereupon a separate or supplemental written…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- O'Keefe v. Corporation of St. Francis's ChurchSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1890
- Bannon v. JacksonTennessee Supreme Court · 1908
- Chicago Lumber & Coal Co. v. GarmerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- O'Leary v. Board of Port Com'rs for Port of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Coorsen v. ZiehlWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- Womack v. Lafayette Furniture Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1951
- Meaux v. Southern Construction CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Roff v. Southern Construction CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Wilson v. T. L. James & Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1929