Legal Opinion
Marquette Cement Manufacturing Co. v. Normand
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 12, 1966No. 48175PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANDERS, Justice.
The sole question presented by this case is whether the one-year prescription of LSA-R.S. 38:2247 applies to a material-man’s suit against a surety on a public work contractor’s bond.
The facts are stipulated: C. J. Normand, a highway contractor, contracted with the Louisiana Department of Highways to construct the Eva-Northwest Highway in Concordia Parish. The Trinity Universal Insurance Company became surety on the contractor’s bond. The contract and bond were duly recorded in Concordia Parish.
Marquette Cement Manufacturing Company, Inc., plaintiff herein, sold cement to the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chappuis v. ReggieSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
- Eysink v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1941
- State v. DudleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- State Ex Rel. Adler v. DouglasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1936
- Davison v. Woolworth Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1938
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State, in Interest of SapiaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Ruiz v. OniateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
- EL Burns Co., Inc. v. CashioSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Trinity Universal Insurance Company v. NormandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- State ex rel. WrightLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
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