Prevost v. Bergeron

McBRIDE, Judge.

Plaintiff and defendant were neighbors and long-time friends who decided to construct a boat to be used jointly by them for the purposes of hunting and fishing. The plaintiff, Prevost, is a carpenter and cabinetmaker by trade and the defendant, Bergeron, is a mechanic. The boat was constructed in a workshed adjoining the property and residence of the plaintiff at Harahan, Louisiana. Construction work was begun during February 1950, and the boat was launched about three months later. The evidence shows that Prevost performed about seventy-five percent of the work on the boat and…