Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Division of Administration v. McInnis Bros. Construction
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 26, 1997No. 28905-CWPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JiGASKINS, Judge.
The defendant, Mclnnis Brothers Construction Company, seeks review of a trial court decision finding that the doctrine of contra non valentem agere nulla currit praes-criptio (contra non valentem) operates to suspend the running of the five-year prescriptive period in La.R.S. 38:2189 of the Public Works Act. For the following reasons, we *929affirm the trial court judgment denying the defendant’s exception of prescription, based upon a finding that the doctrine of contra non valentem applies to La.R.S. 38:2189.
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On June 3, 1982, the State of Louisiana entered into a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Corsey v. State, Through Dept. of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Wimberly v. GatchSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- St. Charles Parish School Bd. v. GAF Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- Orleans Parish School Board v. Pittman Construction Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Caro v. Bradford White Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. McInnis Bros. Const.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- Richardson v. SayLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999