Legal Opinion

Bourgeois v. Kirkland

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 26, 1981No. 14112Published

1Opinion of the Court

WATKINS, Judge.

This is an action for extras added to a building contract brought by Tommy Bourgeois, a builder, against Wayne Dewey Kirkland, the person for whom the house in question was built. Kirkland reconvened seeking damages for defective construction. The trial court awarded plaintiff Bourgeois $6,794.41 on the extras added to the building contract, and Kirkland, plaintiff in re-convention, $950.00 as damages under the reeonventional demand. We affirm in all respects.

Kirkland and Bourgeois entered into a verbal agreement under which Bourgeois would build a house for Kirkland on a tract…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Stream v. LeJeuneLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
  2. Piliawsky v. ColarLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
  3. Montalbano v. Berner's, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1978

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