Board of Adm'rs v. Israel
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; E. K. Skinner, Judge. Action by the Board of Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund against Mayer Israel. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSo'Mmerville, J.
Plaintiff alleges that it and the. defendant own adjoining pieces of property in Canal street; that it erected at its own expense the wall dividing their respective lots; that defendant has now made use of said wall as a party wall; and it demands of defendant one-half the cost of the construction of same.
Defendant answers that the party wall formerly standing between his property and that of plaintiff was destroyed by fire, and that he is not liable for any part of the cost of reconstruction, because his vendor was owner in indivisión with plaintiff of said party wall at the time of its…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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