Lawrence v. Mount Zion Baptish Church

This is a suit for damages alleged to be caused by the breach of a contract to purchase certain real estate belonging to plaintiff. The facts are as follows:

Plaintiff owned the property No. 221 S. Liberty Street, between Tulane Avenue and Gasquet Streets, and placed the same in the hands of the Fellman Real Estate Agency for sale. It happened that this agency also had another and a larger piece of property for sale situated on South Liberty Street, between Tulane Avenue and Gravier Street, and on the opposite side of the street from plaintiff’s property and distant about one city block. Next…