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Opinions in Louisiana that cite Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Co. v. Gifford Hill & Co., 16 So. 2d 483.
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Dean J. Guidry, Sr. v. St. Martin Parish School Board
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2019
1975), writ denied, “[t]he intention of the parties is of paramount importance and must be determined in accordance with plain, ordinary and popular sense of the language used in the agreement and by giving consideration on a practical, reasonable and fair basis to the instrument in its entirety.” In Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Co. v. Gifford Hill & Co., (1943) (emphasis added), the supreme court expressed the following rule on interpretation of contracts: We know that a contract is the la
- Louisiana Intrastate Gas Corp. v. Walsh Bros.-Gahagan Ltd. 692 So. 2d 1177 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1997
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Logan v. Louisiana Dock Co., Inc.
541 So. 2d 182
La. 1989
497 , (1949); Oil Field Supply v. Gifford Hill & Co., Inc., , (1944); Llorens v. McCann, 187 La.
- Walsh Bros. v. Celeron Corp. 510 So. 2d 1282 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1987
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Haymon v. Holliday
405 So. 2d 1304
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1981
(1943), the Supreme Court expressed the following rule on interpretation of contracts: “We know that a contract is the law between the parties and that they are bound by their agreements regardless of harmful consequences, provided the agreement is not contra bones mores or in violation of some prohibit
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Diaz v. Edward Levy Metals, Inc.
384 So. 2d 581
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1980
Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Company v. Gifford Hill & Co., , .
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House of Representatives v. Bernard
373 So. 2d 188
La. 1979
E. g., Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Company v. Gifford Hill & Company, , (1944).
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Louisiana Nat. Leasing Corp. v. Family Pools, Inc.
345 So. 2d 480
La. 1977
art. 1901; Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Co. v. Gifford Hill & Co., , (1944); (La.App.
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Burt v. Hebert
338 So. 2d 717
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1976
Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Co. v. Gifford Hill & Co., , ; J. H. Jenkins Contractor, Inc. v. City of Denham Springs, La.App., .
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Hodges v. DeCoteau
314 So. 2d 500
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1975
Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Co. v. Gifford Hill & Company, , ; Texaco, Inc. v. Vermillion Parish School Board, 244 La.
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Continental Nut Co. v. Louisiana Pecan Shelling Co.
316 So. 2d 490
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1975
In the case of Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Co., v. Gifford Hill & Co., , (1943), the Supreme Court expressed the following rule on interpretation of contracts.
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Broussard v. National Food Stores of La., Inc.
246 So. 2d 838
La. 1971
421 , ; Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Co. v. Gifford Hill & Co., , ; Rigouts v. Larkan, 244 La.
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Giamanco v. Fairbanks
230 So. 2d 65
La. 1969
However, where the issue is ás in the instant case — what are the terms of the verbal agreement — the fact that informed and experienced persons do not usually and customarily bind themselves to unjust and unreasonable obligations is a serious factor that must be taken into consideration in determining that question.5 Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Co. v. Gifford Hill & Co, , .
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Plantation Pipe Line Co. v. Kaiser Alum. & Chem. Corp.
222 So. 2d 905
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1969
Oil Field Supply & Scrap M. Company v. Gifford Hill & Co., , .
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JH Jenkins Contractor, Inc. v. City of Denham Springs
216 So. 2d 549
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1968
733 ; Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Company v. Gifford Hill & Company, , , and Reconstruction Finance Corporation v. Mickelberry, 189 La.
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Meaux v. Southern Construction Corporation
159 So. 2d 156
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1963
25 , ; Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Co. v. Gifford Hill & Co., , .
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Howk v. Sulphur Motor Co.
155 So. 2d 272
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1963
Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Co. v. Gifford Hill & Co., , .
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Texaco, Inc. v. Vermilion Parish School Board
152 So. 2d 541
La. 1963
However, where the issue is as in the instant case — what are "the terms of the verbal agreement — the fact that informed and experienced persons do not usually and customarily bind themselves to unjust and" unreasonable obligations is a serious factor that must be taken into consideration in determining that question.” Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Co. v. Gifford Hill & Co., , .
- Richard Apartments, Inc. v. Shadix 150 So. 2d 602 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1963
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Moore v. Liberty Mutual Insurace
149 So. 2d 192
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1963
of equity be followed if by so doing the terms of a contract are ignored, for the folly or wisdom of a contract is not for the court to pass upon; its terms, however onerous they may be, must be enforced if such is the clear meaning of the language used, and the intention of the parties using that language.” In the case of Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Co. v. Gifford Hill & Co., Inc., , , the Louisiana Supreme Court said that the contract is the law between the parties and they are b
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Garber v. Phillips Petroleum Co.
146 So. 2d 518
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1962
Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Co. v. Gifford Hill & Co., , *522 .
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Leon v. Dupre
144 So. 2d 667
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1962
201 ; Arkansas Fuel Oil Corporation v. Maggio, La.App., ; Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Co. v. Gifford-Hill & Co., Inc., La.App., (annulled on other grounds So.2d 483 ); Yates v. Batteford, 19 La.App.
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Arkansas Fuel Oil Corporation v. Maggio
141 So. 2d 516
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1962
Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Co. v. Gifford-Hill & Co., Inc., La.App., (annulled on other grounds So.2d 483 ); Yates v. Batteford, 19 La.App.
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Becker v. Shapiro
139 So. 2d 762
La. 1962
819 & 820: “Although this Court is vested with the power to dispose of the case finally on a writ of review, see Section 11 of Article 7 of the Constitution; Oil Field Supply & Scrap Material Co. v. Gifford Hill & Co., , , it would appear to be the better practice to remand the case to the Court of Appeal in instances where that Court has not had the opportunity, or has found it unnecessary, to review the merits of the controversy under its appellate jurisdiction.
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Mataya v. Delta Life Ins. Co.
62 So. 2d 817
La. 1953
920 , , it would appear to be the better practice to remand the case to the Court of Appeal in instances where that Court has not had the opportunity, or has found it unnecessary, to review the merits of the controversy under .
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Herbert v. American Soc. of Composers, Authors & Publishers
26 So. 2d 732
La. 1946
Article 1945 of the Revised Civil Code; Oil Field S. & S. Material Co. v. Gifford Hill & Co., , .