Senac v. Pritchard
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL PROM THE PARISH COURT OP NE W-ORLEANS. This was an action to annul the lease of a house on the ground, of its being wholly untenantable. The evidence, on the part of the plaintiff, fully established the facts charged in the petition, but the jury found a verdict for the defendant, and judgement being rendered thereon, the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtPorter, J.
The plaintiff rented a house from the defendant, and before the expiration of the time for which it was taken, left it, and brings this action to have the lease annulled.
The question presented is, whether the premises were tenantable, and if they were not, whether the repairs necessary to make them so, were those which should have been executed by the lessor. The jury have answered it in the negative by finding a verdict for the defendant.
We have examined the evidence on record, with as much attention as in our power, and we are wholly at a loss to conceive on what grounds the verdict is…
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