Probst v. Nobles

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Plaintiffs-respondents instituted this suit in the First City Court of New Orleans for the possession of premises located at Municipal No. 1429 St. Charles Avenue. The defendant-relator contended that he occupied and possessed the premises under and by virtue of a written lease which would not expire until September 30, 1953, and that under this lease he could not be dispossessed before the end of its term. The city court after trial on the merits rendered judgment in favor of plaintiffs ordering the defendant to vacate the premises. The case was appealed to the Court of…