Trouard v. Calcasieu Building Materials, Inc.

FOURNET, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by defendant, Calcasieu Building Materials, Inc., from a judgment of the District Court in favor of the plaintiff, Rufus J. Trouard, declaring the nullity and ordering the cancellation of a materialmen’s lien in amount of $3,204.12, filed by defendant against plaintiff’s property. The only issue is whether the lien was timely filed, the plaintiff’s suit being predicated on his allegation that the structure was fully completed about March 1, 1950, whereas the lien was not filed until September 28, 1950, or 118 days after the period provided by law; the…