German v. City of New Orleans

At about 12:30 o'clock on the night of January 23rd, 1940, Artist V. German drove his automobile into the Washington Avenue drainage canal and it sustained considerable damage. He claims that the cost of removing the automobile from the canal and of towing it to a repair shop was $25; that the cost of making the necessary repairs was estimated to be $138.84, and that the cost of replacing the damaged tire was $17.10. He brings this suit against the City of New Orleans seeking judgment for the sum of the items mentioned, to-wit: $180.94, and alleging that the accident resulted from negligence…