Cited by
Opinions in Louisiana that cite Gele v. Markey, 387 So. 2d 1162.
- Sher v. Lafayette Ins. Co. 973 So. 2d 39 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2008
- Jackson v. Lare 779 So. 2d 808 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2000
- Louisiana Farms v. LA. Dept. of Wildlife 685 So. 2d 1086 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1996
- Clair v. Paris Road Drugs, Inc. 573 So. 2d 1219 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1991
- Bishop v. Callais 533 So. 2d 121 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1988
- Amedee v. Cruse 526 So. 2d 433 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1988
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Hostetler v. W. Gray & Co., Inc.
523 So. 2d 1359
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1988
Meador v. Toyota of Jefferson, Inc., B & B (La.App.
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Ivey v. Housing Authority of City of Mansfield
514 So. 2d 661
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1987
App. 4th Cir.1979), writ granted, affirmed, (La.
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Gallagher v. Favrot
499 So. 2d 1205
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 1986
4th Cir.1979), writ granted, affirmed, (La.
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Criticized
LaFleur v. John Deere Co.
491 So. 2d 624
La. 1986
[3] this Court, in dicta, pointed out that the general nonavailability of mental anguish damages in breach of contract cases has been criticized as an inflexible rule that could work injustice in cases of real emotional distress incident to one party's breach of a contractual obligation.
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Wood v. Cambridge Mut. Fire Ins. Co.
486 So. 2d 1129
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1986
App. 4th Cir.1979), writ granted, affirmed, (La.
- Copes v. Northeast La. Power Cooperative 486 So. 2d 1003 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1986
- Buddy's Tastee No. 1, Inc. v. Tastee Donuts, Inc. 483 So. 2d 1321 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1986
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Fontenot v. F. Hollier & Sons
478 So. 2d 1379
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1986
the Supreme Court recognized that the inflexible rule of Meador may work injustice in cases where the obligee of a contract suffers real, substantial emotional distress as a result of one party's breach of contractual obligations.
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Diodene v. Blueridge, Inc.
480 So. 2d 446
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1985
This court interpreted a more recent Louisiana Supreme Court case, (lessees entitled to compensation for distress due to collapse of defective ceiling) as permitting recovery for “real and substantial mental anguish if clearly proven.” Ducote at 185 .
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Guitreau v. Juneau
479 So. 2d 431
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1985
Bourne v. Rein Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc., (La.App.
- Dykes v. Peabody Shoreline Geophysical 482 So. 2d 662 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1985
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Orgeron v. Dobkowski
476 So. 2d 458
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1985
Meador v. Toyota of Jefferson, Inc.
- B & B Cut Stone Co., Inc. v. Resneck 465 So. 2d 851 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1985
- Free v. Franklin Guest Home, Inc. 463 So. 2d 865 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1985
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Bourne v. Rein Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.
463 So. 2d 1356
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1984
Pike v. Stephens Imports, Inc., (La.App.
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DeCuir v. Sam Broussard, Inc.
459 So. 2d 1375
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1984
can be read as allowing recovery for real and substantial mental anguish if clearly proven.
- Meyers v. Imperial Cas. Indem. Co. 451 So. 2d 649 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1984
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Pike v. Stephens Imports, Inc.
448 So. 2d 738
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1984
Later, the Louisiana Supreme Court questioned the Meador doctrine in an action by lessees for emotional distress from destruction of their grocery business caused by a defective ceiling in the leased premises.
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Hebert v. Neyrey
445 So. 2d 1165
La. 1984
cited to us by the defense counsel is not applicable in this case.
- Broome v. Gauthier 443 So. 2d 1127 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1983
- Smith v. Castro Bros. Corp. 443 So. 2d 660 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1983
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Franklin v. Able Moving & Storage Co., Inc.
439 So. 2d 489
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1983
Meador v. Toyota of Jefferson, Inc.
- Ducote v. Arnold 416 So. 2d 180 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1982
- Ingram v. Reliable Finance Co., Inc. 410 So. 2d 768 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1982
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Vick v. National Airlines, Inc.
409 So. 2d 383
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1982
Art. 1934(3); Meador v. Toyota of Jefferson, Inc., (La.
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Schreck v. One Hour Martinizing, Inc.
394 So. 2d 838
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1981
Co., decided by the Louisiana Supreme Court in September of 1980, the plaintiffs, an elderly couple, sued the lessor of a building in which they operated a small grocery after the ceiling of the building collapsed resulting in the termination of their livelihood.
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Criticized
Elliott v. Louisiana Intrastate Gas Corp.
390 So. 2d 571
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1980
[2] The most recent case by the Louisiana Supreme Court in this field is Gele