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E.C. DURR HEAVY EQUIP. v. BD. OF COM'RS

No. 98-CA-0325.

719 So.2d 136 (1998)

E.C. DURR HEAVY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. v. THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE ORLEANS LEVEE BOARD AND DESIGN ENGINEERING, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

September 16, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerard G. Metzger, M. Elizabeth Bowman, Christy R. Bergeron, Gerard G. Metzger, New Orleans, for Defendant/Appellant.

Thomas F. Gardner, Douglas A. Kewley, Metairie, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Before BARRY, PLOTKIN and LANDRIEU, JJ.

BARRY, Judge.

The Board of Commissioners of the Orleans Levee District appeals a judgment compelling arbitration of a contractual dispute. The issue is whether arbitration of a dispute involving a political subdivision of the state violates the Louisiana Constitution and the Louisiana Governmental Claims Act. E.C. Durr Heavy Equipment Company, Inc. answered the appeal to seek attorney fees. We affirm.

Facts

In May 1994 the Levee District and...

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