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DEGRAVELLES v. HAMPTON

No. 94 CA 0819.

652 So.2d 647 (1995)

John W. DEGRAVELLES and Michael C. Palmintier v. Mark A. HAMPTON.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied May 5, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Patterson, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-appellants-appellees.

F. Jefferson Millican, Jennings, for defendant-appellants-appellees.

Before LOTTINGER, C.J., and SHORTESS and CARTER, JJ.

SHORTESS, Judge.

This case renews the age-old adage that "signatures to an obligation are not mere ornaments." Boullt v. Sarpy, 30 La.Ann. 494, 495, 37 La. 326, 327 (1878).

In March 1987, attorneys Michael C. Palmintier and John W. deGravelles (plaintiffs) executed a twelve-year lease for office property located at 628 St. Louis Street in Baton Rouge with the owner of the property, Mark A. Hampton (defendant). Under the terms of the lease, plaintiffs...

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