Case Name: DREYFUS v. AMERICAN BONDING CO. et al.
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1914-11-04
Citations: 136 La. 491
Docket Number: No. 20853
Parties: DREYFUS v. AMERICAN BONDING CO. et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Louisiana Reports
Volume: 136
Pages: 491–499

Head Matter:
(67 South. 342)
No. 20853.
DREYFUS v. AMERICAN BONDING CO. et al.
(Nov. 4, 1914.
On the Merits, Jan. 11, 1915.
Rehearing Denied Feb. 8, 1915.)
(Syllabus by the Court.)
1. Appeal and Error <&wkey;801 — Motion to Dismiss — Determination.
In determining whether an appeal should be dismissed, this court will not decide or consider an issue raised in the motion to dismiss the appeal, which properly belongs to the merit's.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Appeal and Error, Cent. Dig. §§ 3161-3164; Dec. Dig. 801.]
On the Merits.
(Additional Syllabus by Editorial Staff.)
2. Contracts &wkey;?214 — Building Contract-Construction — Time oe Payments.
Under a building contract binding the contractor to construct eight cottages, “said work” to be done in conformity with the specifications, and to be commenced at once and continued uninterruptedly to completion, and providing, “in reference to each cottage,” that one-fifth of the price should be paid when the “building” was framed, one-fifth when it was inclosed, one-fifth when the second coat of plastering was on, one-fifth when the “building” was completed and accepted, - and the balance 15 days after completion and acceptance of the “work,” such balance was payable 15 days after the completion and acceptance of each building, and the owner was not required to retain it until completion and acceptance of all the buildings.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Contracts, Cent. Dig. §§ 980-995; Dec. Dig. &wkey;>214.]
3. Mechanics’ Liens <&wkey;238 — Mechanics’ Privileges — Completion oe Building — Notice — Error in Date — Conclusiveness.
That a notice of completion of a building-registered by an owner erroneously fixed the date at a date later than the true date did not render premature certain payments made by him less than 45 days after such erroneous date, where they were not made until after the 45 days given materialmen by Act No. 167 of 1912, within which to record their liens.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Mechanics’ Liens, Cent. Dig. § 420; Dec. Dig. <S=^238.]
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Porter Parker, Judge.
Action by Jules S.. Dreyfus against the American Bonding Company and others. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant named appeals.
Affirmed.
Solomon Wolf, of New Orleans, for appellant. A. D. Danziger, of New Orleans, for appellee Dreyfus. Fred C. Marx, for appellee Louisiana Cypress Lumber Co., Limited. Dart, Neman & Dart, of New Orleans, for appellee J. J. Clarke Co.

Opinion:
On Motion to Dismiss the Appeal.
O'NIELL, J.
This is a coneursus proceeding in which the surety on the bond of the contractor has appealed from a judgment approving the report of the commissioner. The materialmen have moved to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the appellant's exceptions taken to the report do not refer to the findings in favor of the materialmen. If they had taken this view of the exceptions in the district court, they should have moved for a confirmation of the findings in their favor, when the delays for filing exceptions expired. On the contrary, the exceptions were regarded as objections to the findings in favor of the materialmen, as well as the owner of the buildings, and the judgment of confirmation was rendered after a hearing thereon. We will not pass upon the various exceptions to determine a question which may properly be considered on the merits. The motion to dismiss the appeal is therefore denied.