WHEAT v. BOUTTE AUTO SALES

No. 8751.

355 So.2d 611 (1978)

J. T. WHEAT v. BOUTTE AUTO SALES.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearings Denied March 14, 1978.

Writ Refused May 5, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Henry Sanders, Jena, Morris G. Becnel, Boutte, for plaintiff-appellee.

James P. Vial, Leon C. Vial, III, Hahnville, for defendant-appellant.

Before REDMANN, BOUTALL and BEER, JJ.


REDMANN, Judge.

Defendant used car dealer appeals from a judgment decreeing redhibition of the 1975 sale of a used 1971 Cadillac automobile and awarding to the purchaser $7,511.59 (composed of the $2,870.19 price, $2,500 in damages and $2,000 attorneys' fees) with interest from judicial demand and an expert's fee fixed at $100.

We affirm the redhibition but reduce damages to $511.21, attorneys' fees to $1,000 (including an allowance for part of attorney's...

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