Legal Opinion
Cook v. Ruston Oil Mills & Fertilizer Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 3, 1930No. 28647PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRogers, J.
This is a proceeding in concurso brought by the owner against the contractor, his surety, materialmen, and laborers under a building contract entered into on August 2, 192®. The contract called for the erection on plaintiff’s lot in the town of Ruston of a brick dwelling for the price of $7,250. A contractor’s bond in the sum of $5,000 was furnished, and both the contract and bond were inscribed in the parish records.
The work was begun on or about September 1, 1923, and, after it had reached a certain point, was abandoned by the contractor and taken over and completed by the owner when the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Armour & Co. v. R. Rosenberg & Sons Co.California Court of Appeal · 1918
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