HESTER v. BURNS BUILDERS

No. 11-1537.

92 So.3d 641 (2012)

Lynton O. HESTER, IV v. BURNS BUILDERS, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 6, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lauren Gay Coleman , Attorney at Law, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant, Lynton O. Hester, IV.

Wade T. Visconte , All American Law Firm of Louisiana, LLC, Shreveport, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Malcolm Burns d/b/a Burns Builders.

Karl H. Schmid , Sidney W. Degan, III , Degan, Blanchard & Nash, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Gemini Insurance Company.

David Moragas , Richard E. King , Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, Zurich North America.

Court composed of SYLVIA R. COOKS, MARC T. AMY, BILLY HOWARD EZELL, J. DAVID PAINTER, and PHYLLIS M. KEATY, Judges.


KEATY, Judge.

The parties entered into a contract for the construction of a new home. Contending that the quality of the defendant's work was sub-par, the plaintiff refused to issue a scheduled progress payment. The defendant allegedly did not fix the defective construction. The plaintiff filed suit after the parties failed to resolve their dispute, seeking damages for the alleged shoddy construction among other remedies. The defendant filed a reconventional demand...

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