LAGARDE v. ELMS

No. 88-CA-2000.

541 So.2d 413 (1989)

Lawrence L. LAGARDE, Sr. v. John J. ELMS, Jr., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 30, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emile J. Dreuil, Jr. New Orleans, for Lawrence L. Lagarde, Sr.

Jerry Sullivan, Halpern and Daigle, Metairie, for John J. Elms, Jr., Joyce Elms Benchabbat, and Regina Elms Keever.

Before KLEES, BYRNES and WARD, JJ.


WARD, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether a letter drafted contemporaneously with a contract is a modification of the contract sufficient to release the contract guarantors from solidary liability.

On March 31, 1977, Lawrence Lagarde, former general manager of TAC Amusement Company, entered into a retirement contract with TAC by which TAC, a partnership, agreed to pay Lagarde a pension of $15,000.00 annually for ten years in exchange for Lagarde's agreement...

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