Legal Opinion
Hauserman, Inc. v. Roussel-Hart General Contractors
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 5, 1980No. 13324PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COVINGTON, Judge.
The primary question presented by this case is whether the one-year prescrip*456tion of LSA-R.S. 38:22471 applies to a subcontractor’s suit against a surety on a public work contractor’s bond where the subcontractor did not complete the work under the subcontract until more than one year after the work had been accepted by the owner.
The pertinent facts are not in dispute. On May 9, 1975, Roussel-Hart General Contractors and the State of Louisiana, Louisiana Health and Human Resources Administration, entered into a public contract whereby the contractor agreed to furnish all…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- EL Burns Co., Inc. v. CashioSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Levingston Supply Co. v. AMERICAN EMPLOYERS'INS. CO.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- Marquette Cement Manufacturing Co. v. NormandSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
3Cited by2 opinions
- Hauserman, Inc. v. Roussel-Hart General ContractorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Hauserman, Inc. v. Roussel-Hart General ContractorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980