LAWRENCE W. FARRIS, INC. v. HUGHES-TURNER, ETC.

No. 14671.

413 So.2d 615 (1982)

LAWRENCE W. FARRIS, INC., etc. v. HUGHES-TURNER CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

April 13, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen C. Riedlinger, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant Lawrence W. Farris, Inc.

Stacey Moak, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Hughes-Turner Const. Co., Inc.

William R. Aaron, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellee Altex Ready Mix Concrete Corp.

Lawrence J. Springer, Thomas A. Rayer, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee Shilstone Testing Laboratory.

H. Bruce Shreves, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee American Fidelity Fire Ins. Co.

Davis A. Gueymard, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Tricou, TRW.

Before ELLIS, PONDER and SAVOIE, JJ.


SAVOIE, Judge.

This case arises out of a contract for the construction of a large metal warehouse building on a concrete slab. On May 2, 1977, while a portion of the slab was being poured, it began to rain heavily so the unfinished slab of concrete was covered over with plastic sheets and left for the night. By morning, when the rain had stopped, the concrete had hardened. Some portions had been washed away by the rain and there were irregularities in the texture...

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