Legal Opinion
Brown & Root, Inc. v. Southeast Equipment Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 29, 1985No. CA 840465PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GROVER L. COVINGTON, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff, Brown and Root, Inc. (Brown), appeals a judgment requiring it to reimburse the defendant, Southeast Equipment Company, Inc. (Southeast), the purchase price paid for a stolen Caterpillar wheeled loader, under LSA-C.C. art. 524, before recovering possession of it.
The facts surrounding this matter are undisputed. Brown is the owner of a wheeled loader, and it was stolen in Houston in April, 1982. Southeast purchased the loader from a Houston equipment dealer in May of 1982 for $23,000.00 and had it delivered to Louisiana. As the result of a police…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Securities Sales Co. v. BlackwellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- Southeast Equipment Co. v. Office of State Police, Troop BLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
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