Lombard v. Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans

STOULIG, Judge.

This matter involves the consolidation of seventeen suits, representing the claims of one hundred nineteen plaintiffs for residential damages allegedly caused by the installation and construction of a concrete drainage canal under Louisa Street in the City of New Orleans. From an adverse judgment in favor of the defendants, Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (“S.&W.B.”); Boh Brothers Construction Company, Inc. (“Boh”); and its insurers, The Travelers Insurance Company and the' Travelers Indemnity Company, the plaintiffs have lodged this appeal.

In November, 1962, Boh was…