Legal Opinion
Foster Construction, Inc. v. Town of Richwood
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 26, 2013No. 48,171-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStewart, J.
_JjAt issue is whether the plaintiff, Foster Construction, Inc. (“Foster”), is entitled to a writ of mandamus as authorized by La. R.S. 38:2191(D) to compel the Town of Richwood (“Richwood”) to pay the final balance due on a contract for the construction of a multipurpose building. Because the record does not show any appropriation by Richwood for the award or execution of the contract, we affirm the trial court’s judgment denying Foster’s rule for mandamus relief.
FACTS
On August 4, 2011, Foster sued Rich-wood to obtain payment of $49,174.28, the balance due, referred to as the retainage,…
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