Lorenz v. City of New Orleans
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. Action by William A. Lorenz, for the use of Lillian Y. Lorenz, against the city of New Orleans. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
LAND, X.
Plaintiff sued to recover $5,000 damages for injuries to his minor daughter, Lillian, on October 22, 1903, alleged to have been occasioned by her foot and leg going through the rotten and unsafe covering of a public fire well in the middle of the intersection of two streets of the city of New Orleans. Plaintiff also sued to recover $111.65 for damages to himself, resulting from loss of time and medical expenses. The petition charged that the city was negligent in not discovering the dangerous condition of said fire well, which could have been done by proper inspection, and in not…
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