Legal Opinion
Eastover Corp. v. Martin Builders
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 14, 1989No. 88-CA-1417PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LOBRANO, Judge.
This lawsuit involves an underground plumbing failure at the Quality Inn Motel located on Williams Boulevard in Kenner, La. The motel was built in 1973. The plumbing failure was discovered in 1982.
Plaintiff, Eastover Corporation (East-over), owner of the building, sued to recover its costs in repairing the system. The original owner of the building, Louisiana Motor Inns (LMI), a partnership in com-mendum, transferred ownership to East-over by Dation en paiement on November 16, 1979.1 Jacob Senter and S. Stewart Famet were the general partners of LMI.
Eastover sued the general…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Aizpurua v. Crane Pool Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Degeneres v. BurgessLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
- State v. Wilco Const. Co., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- Brouillette v. CONSOLIDATED CONST. CO., ETC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Charles C. Cloy, General Contractors, Inc. v. DiVincenti Brothers, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by1 opinion
- Albert K. Newlin, Inc. v. MorrisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000