STERLING v. URBAN PROPERTY CO.

No. 89-CA-1970.

562 So.2d 1120 (1990)

Charmayne STERLING v. URBAN PROPERTY COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

May 31, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Caplan, Lewis & Caplan, New Orleans, for appellee.

Kenneth A. Williams, Houston, Tex., for appellant.

Before LOBRANO, WARD and ARMSTRONG, JJ.


LOBRANO, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether plaintiff's claim is based in tort or breach of contract. The trial court held it was clearly a tort action and thus the one year prescriptive period had tolled. Plaintiff argues that this was error and that the ten-year period for breach of contract is applicable. We affirm.

On March 4, 1987 plaintiff, Charmayne Sterling entered into a lease with defendant, Urban Property Company, for the rental of an apartment...

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