Legal Opinion
Boutte v. Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 15, 1960No. 5119Published
1Opinion of the Court
LANDRY, Judge.
The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether a litigant giving notice of intention to take a deposition pursuant to the provisions of L.S.A.-R.S. 13:3741 et seq., particularly L.S.A.-R.S. 13:3767, may be held liable to the attorney of the litigant noticed for reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses for failure to take the deposition in conformity with the notice given.
The facts of this case are relatively simple and virtually undisputed.
It appears that plaintiff Sam Boutte filed suit against defendants, Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co., Continental Oil Co., Loffland…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Detsch & Co. v. American Products Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1944
- Godchaux Sugars, Inc. v. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1950
- Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp. v. Tatnall Measuring Systems Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1958