Legal Opinion
Gebbia v. City of New Orleans
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 6, 1965No. 1976PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASEZ, Judge.
The main question involved in this appeal is whether liability for the personal injuries sustained in the case attached to the landlord, or to the tenant.
*294Plaintiffs, Mrs. Frank Meyer Gebbia and Frank Gebbia, were guests of the Krewe of Theron at its annual Carnival Ball held in the Municipal Auditorium on the night of January 4, 1964. At about 11:15 p. m., Mrs. Gebbia retired to the lady’s lounge and entered one of the compartments therein. In the process of closing the door of the compartment it became dislodged from the hinges, and struck her on the skull causing her to fall…
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- Roppolo v. PickLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1941
- Anderson v. SimmonsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Hoffman v. ZimmerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1937
- Sarrett v. Globe Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Gebbia v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
- Gebbia v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
- Gebbia v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1966