CITY OF NEW ORLEANS v. WILLIAMS

No. 20717.

86 So.2d 410 (1956)

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS v. Francis A. WILLIAMS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Orleans.

April 2, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank P. Krieger, New Orleans, for defendant and appellant.

Henry B. Curtis, City Atty., and Posey R. Bowers, Asst. City Atty., New Orleans, for plaintiff and appellee.


McBRIDE, Judge.

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether defendant is entitled to have the case tried by a jury. The suit was brought by the City of New Orleans under art. 305 of Sec. 1 of Ordinance 17,525, C.C.S. (the Building Code of the City of New Orleans), which makes it incumbent upon an owner to keep his building in a safe and sound condition. The City alleges that the structure bearing Municipal Nos. 626 to 628 Mandeville Street is in a dilapidated...

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