Spaht v. Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans

| JAMES F. MCKAY III, Judge.

The defendant, Sewerage and Water Board of the City of New Orleans (S & WB), appeals the trial court’s judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, Kathryne Jeanette Spaht, David J. Spaht, and Dr. F. Neil Spaht, which found that the S & WB was responsible for damages to the plaintiffs’ property located at 871 Polk Street in the City of New Orleans. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The home at 871 Polk Street was built in 1951 as a single story house. At some point a second story camel back addition was made to the home. The plaintiffs’ parents purchased the property…