Legal Opinion
Carter v. Briggs
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 26, 2014No. 48,768-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
|! Donwick Carter appeals a Monroe City Court judgment that rejected his claim of wrongful conversion against his former live-in girlfriend, Bonnie F. Briggs. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm.
The parties agree that in January 2010, Carter moved in with Ms. Briggs, her daughter and granddaughter in her apartment in the Town & Country area of north Monroe. They also agree that Carter promised to pay the family’s grocery bills and one-half the rent. Carter testified that during this time, he was receiving food stamps, drawing worker’s comp benefits and working part-time at Pine Valley…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Canter v. Koehring CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Wainwright v. FontenotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- Guillory v. LeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2009
- Costello v. HardySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
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