STATE EX REL. GUSTE v. ORKIN EXTERMINATING COMPANY, INC.

No. CA 6995.

528 So.2d 198 (1988)

STATE of Louisiana, ex rel. William J. GUSTE, Jr., Attorney General v. ORKIN EXTERMINATING COMPANY, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 2, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia J. Hakes, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., New Orleans, for plaintiff.

John R. Schupp, Karen M. Worthington, Broadhurst, Brook, Mangham & Hardy, New Orleans, for defendant.

Before BYRNES and ARMSTRONG, JJ., and PRESTON H. HUFFT, J. Pro Tem.


ARMSTRONG, Judge.

The State of Louisiana filed suit against defendant, Orkin Exterminating Company, Inc., ("Orkin") alleging that Orkin's unilateral increase in renewal fees under a fixed-price contract and conduct incident thereto constituted deceptive and unfair trade practices under La.R.S. 51:1405 et seq. The matter was tried before a commissioner whose findings were later adopted by the trial court. Orkin appeals the trial court's judgment in favor of...

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