Legal Opinion
Southbend Contractors, Inc. v. Parish of Jefferson
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 22, 1981No. 12187PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUTALL, Judge.
A contractor sues for extra work allegedly done pursuant to a construction contract and the owner reconvenes for liquidated damages for delay in completion of the contract. From a judgment granting only a portion of the main demand and awarding liquidated damages on the reconventional demand, the contractor has appealed. We affirm.
Southbend Contractors, Inc., entered into a contract with the Parish of Jefferson to repair, replace and modify certain subsurface water lines within the area of East Jefferson Water District No. 1 at a price of $493,208.73. The contract provided that…
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