Brodtman v. Finerty
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from, Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; John St. Paul, Judge. Action by Mary Agnes Brodtman and another against Mrs. Barbara Einerty. Judgment for defendant and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiff sued the defendant for personal injuries suffered by his wife and by himself.
He was defendant’s tenant. There was, it seems, a defect in a shutter hinge of the house occupied by plaintiff, as tenant, and by his wife.
The latter was endeavoring to close the blinds of one of the rooms when the blind broke loose from its hinges, the shutter fell, and in consequence her right hand was severely cut and badly mashed.
Plaintiff charges that was all due to the broken shutter hinge. They charge that the defendant was negligent, as the hinge had been broken for a number of months. He had been…
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