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Opinions in Louisiana that cite Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., 215 So. 2d 823.
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Black Water Marsh, LLC v. Roger C. Ferriss Properties, Inc.
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2017
Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., -99, -26 (La.1968).
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Justiss Oil Company, Inc. v. Oil Country Tubular Corporation
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2017
See Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., So.2d.
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Justiss Oil Co. v. Oil Country Tubular Corp.
216 So. 3d 346
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
See Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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Olympia Minerals, LLC v. H. S. Resources, Inc.
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2013
See Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc.
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Olympia Minerals, LLC v. HS Resources, Inc.
123 So. 3d 281
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2013
See Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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Rondeno v. Law Office of William S. Vincent
111 So. 3d 515
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2013
p. 11, 74 So.3d at 1181 , quoting Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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Brassette v. Exnicios
92 So. 3d 1077
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2012
Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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MB Industries, LLC v. CNA Insurance Co.
74 So. 3d 1173
La. 2011
10 In Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968), this Court held a duty to mitigate encompassed only what a “reasonably prudent man” would have done to lessen his damages, given the facts known to him at the time and avoiding the temptation to view the ease through hindsight.
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Flemings v. State
19 So. 3d 1220
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2009
The basis for this obligation is “the doctrine of avoidable consequences.” Frank L. Maraist and Thomas C. Galligan, Jr., Louisiana Tort Law (Second) § 7.06 (2008); Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc.
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1900 PARTNERSHIP v. Bubber, Inc.
662 So. 2d 808
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1995
Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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Cobb v. Kleinpeter
663 So. 2d 236
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1995
Co., (amended on rehearing); Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , 252 La.
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Cobb v. Kleinpeter
663 So. 2d 236
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1995
Co., (amended on rehearing); Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , 252 La.
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Abshire v. National Union Fire Ins. Co.
636 So. 2d 226
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1993
Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
- Brewhouse, Ltd. v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc. 614 So. 2d 118 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1993
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Eaves v. Norwel, Inc.
570 So. 2d 123
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1990
Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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Linzay v. Sandy Ewing Aquatech Pools, Inc.
546 So. 2d 311
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1989
3rd Cir.1967), affirmed, , (La.
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Boehm v. French
548 So. 2d 12
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1989
Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968); Easterling v. Halter Marine, Inc., (La.
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Normand v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co.
538 So. 2d 632
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1988
1979) (amended on rehearing); Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , 252 La.
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New Orleans v. United Gas Pipe Line Co.
517 So. 2d 145
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1987
See Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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J. Cohen Jewelers v. Succession of Jumonville
506 So. 2d 535
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1987
Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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Weill Const. Co., Inc. v. Thibodeaux
491 So. 2d 166
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1986
See Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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Hanna-Abington Alexandria, Inc. v. BUDD CONST. CO., INC.
487 So. 2d 743
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1986
3rd Cir.1967 [( ), ]; an underground gasoline tank, Murphy Corporation v. Petrochem Maintenance, Inc., *748 (La.App.
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Savoie v. Rayco Shipbuilders & Repair, Inc.
484 So. 2d 764
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1986
The court in Aultman cited Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968) in support of the statement quoted above.
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Hebert v. McDaniel
479 So. 2d 1029
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1985
Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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Monteleone v. First State Bank & Trust Co.
477 So. 2d 130
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1985
Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., (La.App.
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Abrams v. Dinh
471 So. 2d 994
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1985
See also Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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Schroeder v. DiPascal Cabinet Co., Inc.
467 So. 2d 1380
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1985
See: Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968); Rogers v. Nelson Dodge, Inc., (La.
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Moyse v. Runnels School, Inc.
457 So. 2d 767
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1984
An injured party has the duty to mitigate his damages, Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968), and the rule applies in both tort and breach of contract cases.
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Aizpurua v. Crane Pool Co., Inc.
449 So. 2d 471
La. 1984
3 Cir.1968), affirmed , (1968).
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Jacobs v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.
432 So. 2d 843
La. 1983
Co., (amended on rehearing); Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , 252 La.
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Jacobs v. New Orleans Public Service, Inc.
432 So. 2d 843
La. 1983
Co., (amended on rehearing); Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , 252 La.
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Campagna v. Smallwood
428 So. 2d 1343
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1983
4th Cir.1981) , defendant herein was not afforded equal opportunity with plaintiff to effect repairs or completion of the building and he should not be penalized for plaintiffs' delay.
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Carter's Ins. Agency, Inc. v. Franklin
428 So. 2d 808
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1983
The Franklins assert that the premium refund of $119.00 made on their behalf to Carter's on February 12, 1977, should have been credited against the December 1976 note pursuant to the doctrine of mitigation of damages recognized in Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968) and Lawyers Title Insurance Company v. Carey Hodges & Associates, Inc., (La.App.
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Aultman v. Rinicker
416 So. 2d 641
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1982
Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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Unbehagen v. Bollinger Workover, Inc.
411 So. 2d 507
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1982
Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , , (1968) ([La.]
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Heap v. Weber Const. Co. of Louisiana, Inc.
407 So. 2d 799
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1981
In the case of Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968), the court stated the duty to mitigate damages is not applicable where the party whose primary duty it is to perform a contract has equal opportunity for performance and equal knowledge of the consequences of nonperformance.
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Rogers v. Nelson Dodge, Inc.
407 So. 2d 443
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1981
App. 3rd Cir. 1978), we quoted the test adopted by our Supreme Court in Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (La.
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Greneaux v. Castle I, Inc.
404 So. 2d 309
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1981
3 Cir. 1967), affirmed , (1968); (La.App.
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Elliott v. Louisiana Intrastate Gas Corp.
390 So. 2d 571
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1980
NOTES [1] That doctrine, also known as the "doctrine of mitigation of damages" applies in this state and is explained in Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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Hebert v. Woman's Hospital Foundation
377 So. 2d 1340
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1979
Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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Dillon v. Rice
375 So. 2d 742
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1979
3rd Cir. 1970); Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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Lawyers Title Ins. Co. v. Carey Hodges & Associates, Inc.
358 So. 2d 964
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1978
Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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Dupre v. Tri-Parish Flying Serv., Inc.
355 So. 2d 554
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1978
In Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968), a suit for breach of a contract to build a swimming pool, our Supreme Court stated: "Perhaps the best exposition of the principle, insofar as it is pertinent to the instant matter, appears in 22 American Jurisprudence, 2d, pages 53, 61 and 282, verbo `Damages' (Sections 32, 37 and 203).
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Cox v. Southwestern Electric Power Co.
348 So. 2d 1252
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1977
Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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Catalina Pools v. Sellers
322 So. 2d 812
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1975
3rd Cir. 1967) affirmed , .
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McKinnon v. Caddo Parish Police Jury
262 So. 2d 834
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1972
Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968); (La.App.
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Riley v. Frantz
253 So. 2d 237
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1971
art. 2323; Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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Darnell v. Taylor
236 So. 2d 57
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1970
Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., , (1968).
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Pelloquin v. Missouri Pacific Railroad
216 So. 2d 686
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1968
rts do not ordinarily apply this principle to restrict an injured person’s recovery when expenditures of his own funds are needed to avoid the consequences of the tort; they do so only when “(1) [these expenditures] are small in comparison to the possible losses and (2) it is virtually certain that the risks incurred will avoid at least a part of the loss.” Unverzagt v. Young Builders, Inc., La., (rendered November 12, 1968.)