Legal Opinion

Henry Rose Mercantile & Mfg. Co. v. Smith

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 6, 1916No. 20385Published

Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; T. F. Bell, Judge. Action by the Henry Rose Mercantile & Manufacturing Company, Limited, against Milton F. Smith. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals, and plaintiff moves to dismiss the appeal.

1Opinion

On the Merits.

PROVOSTY, J.

[3] In January, 1913, the defendant renewed for 3 years the plaintiff’s lease. Whether on the same terms, the record does not show. It was of a three story brick building fronting 70 feet upon the street and extending 150 to a back alley and divided into a front and a back part by a fire wall situated 100 feet from the front. This front part was used by defendant for carrying on a wholesale fruit and produce business, with a cold-storage compartment; the back part for a candy factory and bottling works, and for the machinery for the cold-storage plant, the candy…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Viterbo v. FriedlanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  2. Reynolds v. EganSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
  3. New Orleans & Carrollton Railroad v. DarmsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
  4. Vincent v. FrelichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898
  5. J. M. Denman & Co. v. S. M. Lopez & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1857

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