Riggins v. Dixie Shoring Co., Inc.

[1] A New Orleans shoring company, founded in 1953, incorporated in 1963, and doing business in New Orleans continuously during that time, contracted with plaintiffs to jack and level their home. Plaintiffs sued for damages after the slab and some of the walls cracked when the house was being jacked. One and one-half years after the lawsuit was filed, the corporation filed for bankruptcy, whereupon plaintiffs amended their petition to add as defendants the two shareholders and the majority shareholder's son who helped run the business. The district court rendered judgment for $51,000 against…