Allen v. State ex rel. Ernest N. Morial-New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority

hLOVE, Judge.

The plaintiff, Ms. Louise Allen appeals the judgment of the trial court, granting a Motion for Summary Judgment in favor of the defendant, the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. We reverse the trial court judgment and find that the defendant may not assert the “two-contract” theory of defense because the contractual agreements do not satisfy the temporal requirement necessary to raise this defense.1

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

ACE Hardware Stores (“ACE”) contracted with the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (“Convention Center”) to provide a venue for the ACE Hardware Annual…