QUANTI MINORIS. The name of a particular action in Louisiana. An action
quanti minoris is one brought for the reduction of the price of a thing
sold, in consequence of defects in the thing which is the object of the
sale.
2. Such action must be commenced within twelve months from the date of
the sale, or from the time within which the defect became known to the
purchaser. 3 Mart. N. S. 287 11 Mart. Lo. R. 11.