Legal Opinion
E.C. Durr Heavy Equipment Co. v. Board of Commissioners
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 16, 1998No. 98-CA-0325PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
| iBARRY, Judge.
The Board of Commissioners of the Orleans Levee District appeals a judgment compelling arbitration of a contractual dispute. The issue is whether arbitration of a dispute involving a political subdivision of the state violates the Louisiana Constitution and the Louisiana Governmental Claims Act. E.C. Durr Heavy Equipment Company, Inc. answered the appeal to seek attorney fees. We affirm.
Facts
In May 1994 the Levee District and Durr executed a construction contract for improvements along the Orleans Parish lakefront. The Levee District prepared the contract which provided:
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