Legal Opinion
Kernstock v. City of New Orleans
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 10, 1933No. 14202PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JANVIER, Judge.
Plaintiff and a young friend, Henry Richard Nuss, were injured when the bridge rail, against which they were leaning, gave way and they fell to the bottom of the drainage canal which was under the bridge.
Charging that the municipality was negli gent in failing to maintain the said rail in good condition plaintiff seeks judgment- for $5,693.
Defendant municipality contends that it had no knowledge, either actual or constructive, of the condition of the rail of the bridge and that, therefore, it is not liable, and. it also asserts that if there was negligence in the failure to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lorenz v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Wiltz v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1925
- Collins v. LyonsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
- Orcutt v. Kittery Point Bridge Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1866
- Brown v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Service Fire Ins. Co. of NY v. Indiana Lumber. MI Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1959
- Hebert v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1935
- Martin v. Toye Bros. Yellow Cab Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1935
- Green v. ChotinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1935
- Delta Fire & Casualty Company v. BirdLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
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