CITY OF BOSSIER CITY v. SIMS

No. 17688-CA.

486 So.2d 1122 (1986)

CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, d/b/a Bossier Medical Center, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Glen SIMS & Tamara E. Sims, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

April 2, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Yvonne Coleman, Asst. City Atty., Bossier City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Glen Sims and Tamara E. Sims, in pro. per.

Before MARVIN, FRED W. JONES and NORRIS, JJ.


MARVIN, Judge.

In this action on an open account, the hospital appeals that part of the judgment denying it attorney fees under LRS 9:2781(A).1 We affirm.

This statute, penal in nature, must be strictly construed and its provisions fully complied with before a penalty award of attorney fees may be made. Frank L. Beier Radio v. Black Gold Marine, 449 So.2d 1014 (La.1984); Texas Industries...

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