JEFFERSON PAR. SCH. BD. v. RITTINER ENG. CO.

No. 90-CA-313.

570 So.2d 528 (1990)

JEFFERSON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD v. RITTINER ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. a/k/a General Oil Field Supply, Inc. and United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

November 14, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry A. Beatmann, Lloyd N. Shields, Paul J. McMahon, Simon, Perangine, Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans, for USF & G, defendants/third-party plaintiffs-appellants.

Eugene R. Preaus, David J. Krebs, Maura Z. Pelleteri, Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims, New Orleans, for Travelers Indem. Co., third-party defendant-appellee.

Before CHEHARDY, GAUDIN, and GOTHARD, JJ.


GOTHARD, Judge.

This case arises from a public construction contract. The surety for the general contractor appeals dismissal of his third party demand against the subcontractor's surety on an exception of no right of action.

The Jefferson Parish School Board entered into a building contract with Rittiner Engineering Company, Inc. to construct the Woodmere Elementary School. Rittiner subcontracted construction of the sewer lines to Walter J. Comer, Inc. The...

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