Legal Opinion
Mary H. Shelp and Genevieve M. McKinney v. National Surety Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1964No. 20805_1PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
The question this diversity tort action presents is whether, under Louisiana law, the lessor or the lessee is responsible for repairs to the doors of leased premises. The case turns on the variance between the French and English texts of Article 2686 of the Code of 1825. That article was the predecessor to Article 2716 of the Louisiana Revised Civil Code of 1870 which was published only in English. The district court held that the 1825 French text of Article 2686, binding the lessee for repair of doors, prevails over the 1870 text of Article 2716. 218 F.Supp. 615. We…
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