Porea v. Moses

Involved here is an appeal from a judgment of the First City Court of New Orleans, rendered in an ejectment proceeding brought by a landlord against his tenant. The matter was tried de novo in this court before the writer of this opinion, and a statement of the case and the facts are as follows:

"Plaintiff, James C. Porea, the owner of the lower apartment at 3909 Thalia Street, which had been leased to defendant, Edward Moses, under a month to month verbal arrangement at a rental of $16.00 per month, brought this rule in the lower court on August 11, 1947, against Moses seeking possession of…