Jahncke Service, Inc. v. City of New Orleans

REGAN, Judge.

Plaintiff, Jahncke Service, Inc., instituted this suit against the defendant, the City of New Orleans, endeavoring to recover $1,-*16355.70, representing the fair market value of Safeway steel scaffolding, which was leased to the defendant for use in repairing Lyon Memorial Center, a recreational building operated by the city which was destroyed by a fire which also consumed the scaffolding. Plaintiff asserted that the contract of lease provided that the defendant “agreed to pay for all equipment damaged and/or not returned.”

Defendant pleaded the exceptions of no right or cause of…