Legal Opinion

Landis & James Construction Co. v. Gee Cee Corp.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 15, 1996No. 95-C-1927PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

| iBARRY, Judge.

The trial court overruled relator’s exceptions of prescription and improper cumulation of actions, and relator seeks supervisory review. We grant certiorari, reverse the judgment overruling the exception of prescription, and dismiss respondent’s suit against relator.

Facts

Relator (Hansen Lind Meyer or HLM), an architect, states that Alton Ochsner Medical *1266Foundation (Ochsner) engaged HLM to design a research facility. HLM asserts Ochs-ner entered into a separate contract with Landis & James Construction Co., Inc. as prime contractor, and Landis & James entered a subcontract for…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Starns v. EmmonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  2. Gurtler, Hebert & Co. v. Weyland MacH. Shop, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
  3. Lumber Products, Inc. v. HiriartLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
  4. MJ Womack, Inc. v. State House of Rep.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
  5. Taylor v. SmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993

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3Cited by2 opinions

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  2. Maxine Thomas v. Housing Louisiana Now, L.L.C., Tracy F. Robinson, Master Builders & Contractors, L.L.C., Richard J. Mithun, Dean's Air-Condition & Heating, LLC, and Dean WaltersLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2020

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