Case Name: VICTORY OIL COMPANY, Inc. v. Louis PERRET and Marion Perret d/b/a L & M Transportation Company
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1966-04-15
Citations: 249 La. 65
Docket Number: No. 48150
Parties: VICTORY OIL COMPANY, Inc. v. Louis PERRET and Marion Perret d/b/a L & M Transportation Company.
Judges: McCALEB, J., concurs, being of the view that the claim in reconvention, even if prescribed, may be asserted as an offset to plaintiff’s demand, for a party may always employ a connected claim as a defense although he might otherwise he barred from recovery had he instituted the action. See Art. 424, C.C.P.
Reporter: Louisiana Reports
Volume: 249
Pages: 65–65

Head Matter:
184 So.2d 735
VICTORY OIL COMPANY, Inc. v. Louis PERRET and Marion Perret d/b/a L & M Transportation Company.
No. 48150.
April 15, 1966.

Opinion:
In re: Victory Oil Company, Inc., applying for certiorari, or writ of review, to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Parish of St. Charles. 183 So.2d 360.
Writ refused. Judgment not final.
McCALEB, J., concurs, being of the view that the claim in reconvention, even if prescribed, may be asserted as an offset to plaintiff's demand, for a party may always employ a connected claim as a defense although he might otherwise he barred from recovery had he instituted the action. See Art. 424, C.C.P.