Bolden v. City of Covington

LEIBSON, Justice.

The City of Covington has been found liable to the movants for failure of the Director of Housing Development and city inspectors to enforce certain provisions of the City’s Housing Code applying to fire safety violations. The Court of Appeals has reversed the judgment and we have accepted review. The facts are as follows:

On March 8, 1984, one Douglas Durham intentionally firebombed an apartment building located at 814 Scott Street in Cov-ington. Movants, Jackie Bolden and Denise Gary, were tenants occupying Unit # 5 on the second floor. When the fire spread they were…