BOUTTE v. HALLIBURTON OIL WELL CEMENTING CO.

No. 5119.

124 So.2d 655 (1960)

Sam BOUTTE v. HALLIBURTON OIL WELL CEMENTING CO., Continental Oil Co., Loffland Brothers Co., Dupont Fabricators, Inc., John's Trucking Service, Inc. and American Universal Insurance Co.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 15, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seale, Hayes, Smith & Keogh, Chas. W. Franklin, Baton Rouge, for appellant.

Bienvenu & Culver, Lawrence D. Wiedemann, New Orleans, for appellees.

Before ELLIS, LOTTINGER, JONES, HERGET and LANDRY, JJ.


LANDRY, Judge.

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether a litigant giving notice of intention to take a deposition pursuant to the provisions of L.S.A.-R.S. 13:3741 et seq., particularly L.S.A.-R.S. 13:3767, may be held liable to the attorney of the litigant noticed for reasonable attorney's fees and expenses for failure to take the deposition in conformity with the notice given.

The facts of this case are relatively simple and virtually undisputed...

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