Weinhardt v. City of New Orleans
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Pred. D. King; Judge. Action by Charles W. Weiuhardt against the City of New Orleans. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiff, the assistant custodian of the customhouse and post office, brought this suit to recover the sum of $21,200 for alleged injuries sustained in a fall through a defective crossing over a gutter. The case was tried by jury. Verdict was for $6,200.
The injuries complained of were suffered on the 7th of October, 1907, at about 9 o’clock ou a dark night. He fell while walking on the upper river side of Patton and Webster streets on his way to a drug store near by, about three blocks from his home, in the neighborhood in which he has lived since about 18 years.
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