Messina v. Koch Industries, Inc.

SUMMERS, Justice.

Plaintiff Joseph P. Messina and Louisiana Material Co., Inc., filed this suit against Koch Industries, Inc. (formerly Rock Island Oil & Refining Co., Inc.), and Matador Chemical Co., Inc., to recover $61,391.34 and for recognition of a lien and privilege for labor and materials furnished under a construction contract. Judgment was rendered in plaintiffs’ favor in the trial court and affirmed in the Court of Appeal. A rehearing was refused by the Court of Appeal on October 17, 1972.

About 3:00 or 3:15 p. m. on November 16, 1972 a deputy clerk of this Court received a telephone…