Muldry v. Fromherz & Drennan
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Porter Parker, Judge. Action by Mrs. Mary Muldry against Fromherz & Drennan, E. J. Lamothe, and D. 6. Villere. Judgment for plaintiff against Promherz & Drennan, and that defendant and plaintiff appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProvo Sty, J.
A wagon loaded with bricks from a building that was being demolished passed across the sidewalk into the street and struck plaintiff’s automobile and injured her, and plaintiff sues in damages the defendants, who were the contractors for demolition of the building and the erection of another on its site.
The defense is that the defendants had entered into a contract with one Lamothe for the demolition of the building and the removal of the dCbris, and that Lamothe had in turn entered into a contract with one Villere to cart away the débris, and that both Lamothe and Villere were independent…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Robideaux v. HebertSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- Holmes v. Tennessee Coal, Iron & RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
- Lutenbacher v. Mitchell-Borne Const. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
- Clark v. Tall Timber Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Robichaux v. Morgan's L. & T. R. & S. S. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
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- Merritt v. E. L. Bruce Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
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