Legal Opinion
Davis v. Tillman
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 1, 1979No. 13838PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
370 So.2d 1323 (1979)
Marjorie Fry DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
John F. TILLMAN, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 13838.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.
May 1, 1979.
LeRoy Smith, Jr., Tallulah, for plaintiff-appellant.
Thompson L. Clarke, St. Joseph, for defendant-appellee.
Before PRICE, HALL and MARVIN, JJ.
PRICE, Judge.
This appeal was taken by the plaintiff-landowner from the judgment of the trial court holding that the defendant-contractor was not liable in damages for his failure to complete a land clearing contract because of excessive rainfall.[1]
The factual background giving rise to this…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Farnsworth v. Sewerage Water Board of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
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