De Armas v. Gray
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Eastern Dist. APPEAL PROM THE PARISH COURT FOR THE TARISH AND CITY OF NEW-ORLEANS. This is ■ an action for the diminution of •price in the purchase of a house, on account of the defectiveness of its walls.
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Eastern Dist. APPEAL PROM THE PARISH COURT FOR THE TARISH AND CITY OF NEW-ORLEANS. This is ■ an action for the diminution of •price in the purchase of a house, on account of the defectiveness of its walls. The plaintiff alleges, that on the 7th of September, 1835, he purchased a brick house and lot, in the city of New-Orleans, from the defendants, Gray, Darrive & Co., with full warranty; and that since the said sale to him, part of the walls of the house has fallen in ruins, on" account of the badness of the construction, by which he has sustained a diminution in the value thereof, to the…
1Opinion of the CourtBullard, J.
The plaintiff claims of the original defendants, as his vendors and warrantors, a diminution of price of a house purchased from them, on account of a latent defect in one of the walls, in consequence of which it is alledged the house fell. The original defendants cited in as warrantors, their vendors, Haines & Geddes, and all the parties are before this court, by an appeal from a judgment, condemning Gray, Durrive & Co. to pay the costs of repair, and Haines & Geddes to re-imburse to them that amount, With the costs Of suit.
The counsel of Haines and Geddes contends, that the court below…
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