Legal Opinion

Cristadoro v. Von Behren's Heirs

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 21, 1907No. 16,381PublishedCited by 33 opinions

Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Thomas C. W. Ellis, Judge. Action by Frank A. Cristadoro and wife against the heirs of Ferdinand Von Behren and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.

The petition alleges that Von Behren, of whom the defendants are the heirs, was owner of a so-called “camp,” consisting mainly of a platform and a house built over the waters of Lake Pontchartrain, at Milneburg, intended to be used as a place of resort and recreation, and which would be leased for that purpose to all persons desiring to rent it; that Von Behren “employed Mrs. Schmitt, the mother of plaintiff Mrs. Cristadoro, to take care of said camp, rent out the same, and collect the revenues therefrom for him; and, in return and consideration for her service, he agreed and contracted with…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Schoppel v. DalySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
  2. Brodtman v. FinertySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
  3. McConnell v. LemleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896

3Cited by33 opinions

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  3. Boutte v. New Orleans Terminal Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
  4. Fonseca v. Marlin Marine Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
  5. Cothern v. LaRoccaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970

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