Blanc v. Murray
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. . Lazarus, J. Plaintiffs, owners of valuable property, occupied by them as dwelling house*, complain of a nuisance constructed by defendant near them, which causes them special damage, impairing the use and value of their houses and endangering the lives of their families.
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APPEAL from the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. . Lazarus, J. Plaintiffs, owners of valuable property, occupied by them as dwelling house*, complain of a nuisance constructed by defendant near them, which causes them special damage, impairing the use and value of their houses and endangering the lives of their families. An injunction was granted by the court, and on a trial before a jury was maintained; and it is apparent from the record that the jury found defendant’s structure and appurtenances a nuisance per se. See recoi d, pp. 889,116. The plaintiffs axe entitled to have…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
MANNING, J.
The plaintiffs, owners of valuable property occupied by them as dwellings, complain that the defendant is constructing contiguous to them, within the fire limits of the city and in violation of its ordinances, an inflammable and dangerous wooden structure, in which lie has placed a large quantity of pine'/'and cypress lumber, which endangers their property and the lives of tlieir families, and diminishes the value of the former and impairs its use, thus causing them irreparable injury and creating a nuisance. The damage alleged is several…
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