Ribet v. Howard
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from civil district court, parish of Orleans; John St. Paul,1 Judge. Action by Alexis Ribet against Mrs. Louise Caroline Howard. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
The plaintiff asks that the defendant be condemned to tear down the wooden building erected by her on the lot adjoining his property in so far as it interferes with the light and view in and from the second-story window of his house, and that she be condemned to pay $10 a month from January, 1895, until she complies with such judgment, in the way of damages.
The defense set up is that the plaintiff is estopped by reason of the fact that he at one time brought suit to recover from defendant part of the cost of the wall, constituting the side of his house, on the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Goodwin v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Lavergne v. LacosteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1874
3Cited by3 opinions
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