Legal Opinion
Shreveport Long Leaf Lumber Co. v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 28, 1940No. 35816PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ODOM, Justice.
By written contract dated December 11, 1937, Oscar Wilson, one of the defendants, employed Fred E. Terry, a contractor, • to build for him a two-story brick building on Lots 13 and 14 of Block 1 in the Town of Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana. Terry, the contractor, agreed to furnish all material and labor and to do all things necessary for the proper construction and completion of the work for a consideration of $10,000.
Wilson, the owner, did not record this contract, nor did he require that Terry, the contractor, furnish bond or other security for the faithful performance…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. Standard Oil Co. of LouisianaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- Cassard v. TracySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Paulsen v. ReineckeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Landry v. GraceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- Dunning v. WestSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1899
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Lott v. HaleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- State v. Alden MillsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- United States v. Nebo Oil Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- General Motors Acceptance Corp. v. AnzelmoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Orleans Parish School Board v. Pittman Construction Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
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