Smith v. Slatten

Defendant operates a garage and automobile repair shop in the Town of Boyce, Louisiana. Plaintiff lives in the City of Alexandria, about 20 miles from Boyce. He had, prior to the dealings giving rise to this suit, patronized defendant's repair shop. The work done had uniformly been satisfactory.

In March, 1943, plaintiff owned a 1942 Plymouth Tudor Sedan that needed motor repairs and discussed same with defendant who agreed to make repairs necessary to put the car in satisfactory running condition. There is controversy as to the exact character of the repairs defendant agreed to make. It is…