Duplain v. Wiltz

McCALEB, Judge.

The plaintiff, an occupant of the premises, No. 1901 Marigny street in the city of New Orleans, brought this suit against the defendant, the alleged owner of the property, for damages in the sum of $3,000, because of injuries she sustained by falling down the rear steps. She avers, in substance, that while she was in the act of descending these steps she slipped; that she grabbed hold of the balustrade to steady herself, but, due to the fact that the balustrade was defective and rotten, it broke under her weight, causing her to fall to the bottom of the stairway and, as a…