Legal Opinion
Arnaud v. Frank's Door Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 11, 1994No. 93 CA 0305PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WATKINS, Judge.
This is an appeal by an individual, Lonnie McLennan, from a default judgment rendered against him in favor of plaintiff, Dudley J. Arnaud d/b/a Dud Amaud’s Speed Shop. Having reviewed the record in its entirety, we conclude that the default judgment is contrary to the pertinent statute and the controlling jurisprudence.
On August 13, 1990, Mr. Arnaud filed suit against “Frank’s Door Co.” alleging a debt on open account in the amount of $657.87, plus legal interest; the suit also demanded reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. The allegations were that plaintiff sold “merchandise…
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