Marshall v. Louisiana State Rice Milling Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; E. K. Skinner, Judge. Suit by George Marshall and others against the Louisiana State Rice Milling Company, the firm of Danove & Delvaille and its members, Morris Peitel and the M. Peitel House Wrecking Company, and the City of New Orleans.
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Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; E. K. Skinner, Judge. Suit by George Marshall and others against the Louisiana State Rice Milling Company, the firm of Danove & Delvaille and its members, Morris Peitel and the M. Peitel House Wrecking Company, and the City of New Orleans. Verdict for plaintiffs against defendants Morris Peitel and the M. Peitel House Wrecking Company, dismissing the suit against the city, without verdict or judgment against Danove & Delvaille or its members, motion for new trial denied on remittitur of part judgment, and Morris Peitel and the M. Peitel…
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
This suit was brought against the Louisiana State Rice Milling Company, the firm of - Danove & Delvaille and the individual members thereof, and Morris Peitel and .the M. Peitel House Wrecking Company, and the City of New Orleans, for $15,000 damages, for the death of plaintiffs’ mother. She was killed by a large granite cornice falling upon her from a dilapidated and partly demolished building, as she was passing in front of the house at night.
A fire had destroyed the building, leaving only the walls standing, three months before the accident. The property then belonged to the Louisiana…
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