Russell v. City of New Orleans, Department of Property Management

I,LANDRIEU, Judge.

The City of New Orleans (City) filed a third party demand against the Orleans Parish School Board (School Board), seeking indemnity for damages sustained by plaintiff, Wilberina Russell, in an accident at the Municipal Auditorium. From the trial court judgment rendered in favor of the City, the School Board appealed. We reverse the trial court’s judgment.

As was the customary practice, each year the School Board entered into several lease agreements with the City to lease the Municipal Auditorium and the Theatre of Performing Arts for various high school graduation…