Burris v. City of New Orleans

REGAN, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Rayford and Eva Burris, instituted this suit against the City of New Orleans, Delta By-Products Incorporated, its insurer. The Travelers Insurance Company, and Letellier-Phillips Paper Company, endeavoring to recover the sum of $25,000 for the death of their four-year-old son, Rayford Burris, Jr., who drowned on February 4, 1954, in a pool of water which had accumulated in the Agriculture Street garbage dump.

Defendants pleaded the exceptions of no right or cause of action which were maintained by the lower court.

On appeal this court maintained the exceptions insofar…