Goldstein v. Stone

This is a suit by a landlord against its tenant for $105, the amount of three rent notes. Defendant admitted the execution of the notes as having been given in consideration of a monthly rental under a lease beginning October 1, 1928, and terminating September 30, 1929, covering the premises No. 1713 Short street in the city of New Orleans, and admits his failure to pay the three notes sued on, given for rent for the month of July, August and September. In explanation of his failure to pay these notes he avers that the premises were uninhabitable, because of the failure of plaintiff to repair…