Flanders v. Motor Sales & Service, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the CourtWesterfield, J.
Plaintiff sues defendant for the sum of $590.00, of which amount $15.00 is claimed as actual damages to a building, owned by plaintiff, and leased to defendant, and $25.00 per day for twenty-three days, or $575.00 as liquidated damages.
There was judgment for plaintiff, as prayed for, and defendant has appealed.
The record indicates that there was some actual damage to plaintiff’s property, for which defendant is responsible, and, though we are of the opinion as was the trial court, that the evidence is somewhat vague, the amount claimed is so small that it will be allowed. De minimis non curat…
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