Dean v. Pisciotta

McCALEB, Justice.

This suit was brought on a contract of lease to compel the lessors to make certain structural alterations in the premises in accordance with requirements of the State Fire Marshal and the Department of Electrical and Mechanical Inspection of the City of New Orleans or, in the alternative to permit plaintiffs, the lessees, to deduct the costs thereof from the current rent.

The undisputed facts reveal that defendants, the owners and former operators of the Walnut Hotel, 627 St. Charles Street in the City of New Orleans, leased the premises, on April 1st 1946, to' plaintiffs for…