Boutte v. New Orleans Terminal Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; E. K. Skinner, Judge. Action by Leona Pynchon Boutte against the New Orleans Terminal Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The plaintiff’s mother was killed by the collapse of a part of the balcony of a house which she occupied as the lessee, of the defendant. This action for damages was brought under the provision of the Civil Code that the owner of a building is answer*948able for whatever damage results from his neglect to keep it in repair. The case was tried without a jury. Judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff for $2,000, from which the defendant has appealed.
The defense is that the rental paid by the plaintiff’s mother was sufficient to cover the cost of the repairs that were necessary, and that the…
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