Legal Opinion

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF LAKE ARTHUR v. T. Miller & Sons

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 25, 1960No. 43432PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMON, Justice.

This is a suit by plaintiff, the Housing Authority of the Town of Lake Arthur, Louisiana 1 , against defendant, T. Miller & Sons, Contractor, seeking the recovery of $8,875.41 plus 10% attorney’s fees, for damages allegedly sustained by plaintiff arising from defendant contractor’s refusal to comply with its bid and to execute a public construction contract for which defendant was the low bidder in response to plaintiff’s invitation for bids.

The facts, as revealed by the record, show that in 1952, in order to construct the housing project and in order to be guaranteed the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Brown v. Democratic Parish CommitteeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
  2. Richardson v. American Nat. Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
  3. Ratcliff v. Louisiana Industrial Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1936
  4. Fontenot v. HuguetSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
  5. Smith v. FitchLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1940

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Causey v. CainCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
  2. Dahlgrin G. Lowe v. Robert W. O'meara, Defendants-Third Party Plaintiffs-Appellees-Appellants v. Market Insurance Company, Defendant-Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
  3. Wehran v. HelisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
  4. Wallace Industrial Constructors v. Louisiana Electric Cooperative, Inc.District Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1972
  5. Claitor v. Delta Corporation of Baton Rouge, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1973

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