Legal Opinion

Rainey v. Pietri

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided April 18, 1938No. 16905PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCALEB, Judge.

This is a suit for the recovery of rent alleged to be due by the defendant under a contract of lease. Plaintiff charges that on June 27, 1937, the defendant abandoned the leased premises, and that he has failed to pay the monthly rental of $35 for the months of July, August, and September, 1937.

The defendant, while admitting the execution of the lease and the nonpayment of rent for the months in question, resists liability for the same on the ground that plaintiff has interfered with his peaceable possession of the property.

A trial was had upon this issue, and resulted in a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Wood v. MonteleoneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
  2. Pelletier v. SutterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
  3. Succession of Marx v. SchornsteinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Cross v. BrelandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
  2. Saputa v. CataneseLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
  3. Southwest Steel of Louisiana, Inc. v. Vinton Harbor & Terminal DistrictLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003
  4. Southwest Steel of Louisiana, Inc. v. Vinton Harbor and Terminal DistrictLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003

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