Legal Opinion
Riggs v. Lawton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 21, 1957No. 42815PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
This is a suit by a lessee to recover from his lessor the $3,145.47 spent by the lessee to improve the lessor’s property; or in the alternative $4,000, which represents the amount the lessor’s property has increased in value because of these improvements.
During the winter of 1953-54, J. H. Riggs rented a room with board from Mrs. Ida C. Lawton of Shreveport, Louisiana, at a monthly rental of $90, and with her consent built an additional room and bath out of brick veneer onto Mrs. Lawton’s house to use as his office. During 1954 Riggs became dissatisfied with the arrangement…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hammonds v. BuzbeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
- Dreyfuss v. Process Oil & Fuel Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Pecoul v. AugeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1866
- Talley v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1855
- Superior Syndicate v. WillisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
3Cited by8 opinions
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- Pylate v. InabnetLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- Taylor Lumber Company, Inc. v. FullerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
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