MARCELLOUS v. DAVID

No. 3532.

252 So.2d 178 (1971)

George MARCELLOUS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Coralie DAVID et al., Defendants and Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 23, 1971.

Writ Refused October 28, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barnes & Barnes by Walton J. Barnes, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant.

Domengeaux, Wright & Bienvenu by Terry E. Theriot, Lafayette, J. B. Willis, St. Martinville, for defendants-appellees.

Before SAVOY, HOOD and CULPEPPER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit for the return of a building and for damages caused by its wrongful removal from plaintiff's land. The district judge found the building was owned by the defendant, Coralie David, and hence rejected plaintiff's demand for return of the building and damages. However, the court awarded plaintiff his actual expenses of $245 for moving the house to his land and painting it, under the equitable principle of unjust enrichment. Plaintiff...

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