VALLIANT v. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP.

Nos. 82 CA 0339, 82 CA 0340.

424 So.2d 1205 (1982)

Wayne M. VALLIANT v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION, et al. WESTBANK ELECTRIC, INC. v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writs Granted February 11, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Dallam, of Greenberg & Dallam, Gretna, for plaintiffs-appellees Wayne M. Valliant and Westbank Electric, Inc.

Andrew I. Brown and Philip E. James, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant Balboa Ins. Co.

James Frederick, Jr., Asst. Gen. Counsel, La. Dept. of Transp. and Development, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee State of La., Dept. of Transp. & Development.

Before EDWARDS, WATKINS and SHORTESS, JJ.


SHORTESS, Judge.

The State of Louisiana entered into a public works contract on January 26, 1981, with Pegasus Industries, Inc., a general contractor, wherein Pegasus agreed to build a boat launching ramp and parking area at Louisiana Highway 652, near Raceland in LaFourche Parish. Pegasus contracted with Wayne M. Valliant, d/b/a Valliant Excavating, and Westbank Electric, Inc. (appellees), to rent certain movable equipment, namely backhoes and dozers, for use during...

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