JOHNSON v. JOHNESS

No. 728.

145 So.2d 588 (1962)

Mrs. Bertha Claiborne JOHNSON v. Mr. and Mrs. Allen H. JOHNESS, Johness Realty Company, and United States Casualty Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearings Denied October 29, 1962.

Certiorari Denied January 3, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jackson & Hess, Ralph N. Jackson, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas C. Wicker, Jr., Lemle & Kelleher, Carl J. Schumacher, Jr., New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before FRUGÉ, MENUET and ELLIS, JJ.


FRUGÉ, Judge.

This is a suit to recover damages for personal injuries sustained as a result of plaintiff's fall down an elevator shaft. After a trial on the merits, the lower court rendered judgment in favor of defendants, and plaintiff has appealed.

Plaintiff was employed in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen H. Johness as a domestic servant. Mr. and Mrs. Johness do not own the apartment building in which they...

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