Schneller v. Louisiana State Rice Milling Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Porter Parker, Judge. . Suit by Mrs. Elizabeth Schneller against the Louisiana State Rice Milling Company and others. From judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProyosty, J.
As plaintiff and Mrs. Marshall and some others were passing on the sidewalk opposite a building which had been gutted by a fire and was in course of demolition in this city, two large cornice stones and a quantity of cement fell upon them, killing Mrs. Marshall, and injuring plaintiff. This happened at night, when no work was going on, and from a cause unknown. In another suit, heretofore tried and decided, the children and heirs of Mrs. Marshall recovered judgment against Maurice Feitel and the Feitel House Wrecking Company. They were held to have been the owners of the remnant of building,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Schoppel v. DalySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Russ v. Union Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
- Weber v. Union Development & Construction Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Navailles v. DielmannSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- Ross v. Sibley, L. B. & S. Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
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