Legal Opinion

Fontenot v. Angel

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 23, 1941No. 2234PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The suit is for damages in the sum of $2,950 which plaintiff claims to have sustained on April 13, 1938, when she fell through the floor of a porch in a house in Lake Charles which she and her husband were renting from the defendant for $12 per month. She alleges as she started to walk off the front porch of this house the floor, because of its defective and rotten condition, gave way and she fell through, injuring her left ankle, knee and hip; that she had no knowledge of the defective and decayed condition of said floor. Her alleged damages are made up of her personal injuries, partial…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Parker v. KreberSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
  2. Johnson v. Lucy Realty & Development Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1939

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Hill v. Travelers Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
  2. Mitchell v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1945
  3. Crawford v. MagnoliaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1941

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