Bonnecaze v. Beer

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Tenner, J.

Plaintiff was the lessee from defendant of the ground floor of the building at the corner of Canal and Baronne streets for a term beginning on December 1,1882 and ending on September 30, 1885.

In October, 1883, the lessee of the upper portion of said building, discovered and reported to the lessor that the middle wall of the building (which was a double four-story brick) was sinking.

This led to an examination by experts, including the City Surveyor, who decided that the building was unsafe. Long prior to the date of plaintiff’s lease, the…