Vignes v. Barbarra

Mr. and Mrs. Jules Louis Vignes were tenants of a dwelling on Jeannette Street in New Orleans owned by Vincent Barbarra.

They seek from him recovery of damages alleging that because of a defect in the building, a porch swing, in which Mrs. Vignes was seated, fell, she sustaining serious personal injuries and Mr. Vignes being required to expend various sums for medical, hospital and other expenses.

It is alleged that in the year 1928, Mr. Barbarra, through a contractor, erected the building and that plaintiffs leased it and moved into it as soon as it was completed, and that "during the…