NEWTON v. DONGIEUX

No. 13-CA-776.

145 So.3d 478 (2014)

William J. NEWTON and Elaine Newton v. Dr. Gene Lewis DONGIEUX, Sr. and Rhonda Barras Dongieux.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

June 24, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl A. Butler , Tiffany M. Feming , Michael Fantaci , Attorneys at Law, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees.

Joshua S. Force , Dorothy S.W. Lawrence , Ashley G. Coker , Emily Ross , Attorneys at Law, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants/Appellants.

Panel composed of Judges FREDERICKS HOMBERG WICKER, JUDE G. GRAVOIS, MARC E. JOHNSON, ROBERT A. CHAISSON, and STEPHEN J. WINDHORST.


MARC E. JOHNSON, Judge.

In this redhibition case, Defendants/sellers, Gene Dongieux, Sr. and Rhonda Dongieux, appeal a judgment finding them liable to Plaintiffs/purchasers, William Newton and Elaine Newton, for damages in the amount of $50,815.00 and attorney's fees in the amount of $42,182.50, plus court costs and judicial interest. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

FACTS & PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiffs, the Newtons, filed a petition...

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