BATES v. STEWART

No. 3848.

262 So.2d 591 (1972)

Leon BATES, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Tommy G. STEWART, Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 15, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Watson, Murchison, Crews and Arthur, by William P. Crews, Natchitoches, for plaintiff-appellant.

Makar & Whitaker, by John Makar, Natchitoches, for defendant-appellee.

Before SAVOY, CULPEPPER and DOMENGEAUX, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit for the contract price of $1724.85 allegedly owed by defendant to plaintiff for making repairs to defendant's home following a fire. The district judge awarded plaintiff only $492.85. Plaintiff appealed.

The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the trial judge erred in allowing the introduction of testimony by a house painter that certain areas received only one coat of paint, whereas the contract required two, and that in...

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