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SMITH v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. 42593.

88 So.2d 221 (1956)

230 La. 282

Robert E. SMITH v. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied June 11, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry B. Curtis, City Atty., Charles E. Cabibi, Asst. City Atty., New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Clem H. Sehrt, Edward J. Boyle, Dudley A. Philips, Jr., New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

MOISE, Justice.

Defendant appeals from a judgment awarding plaintiff $56,129 for damages to a square of ground in the Third District of New Orleans, bounded by Paris Avenue, Gentilly Boulevard, Bruxelles and Treasure Streets, and it prays that this award on appeal be decreased to the sum of $23,700.

Plaintiff contends that the award is too low and should be in the amount of $100,000.

The record discloses that on January 21, 1952, the City of New Orleans...

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