B & G Crane Service, Inc. v. Lamastus

The language of the contract between the parties prescribed that “all additions” to the contract work “shall be in writing and shall not be binding unless same are in writing.” In my opinion the work of aligning, straightening and welding the steel performed by plaintiff was clearly an addition to the work contracted for. For that reason I would hold that plaintiff is not entitled to recover except for the principles found in McGowan-Rigsby Sup., Inc. v. Charles Carter & Co., Inc., 268 So.2d 716 (La.App. 1st Cir. 1972) and Roff v. Southern Construction Corporation, 163 So.2d 112 (La.App. 3rd…