BREAUX v. G. H. LEIDENHEIMER CO.

No. 2752.

204 So.2d 59 (1967)

Selina BREAUX v. G. H. LEIDENHEIMER CO., Ltd., and Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 4, 1967.

Writs Refused February 2, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reed, Reed & Reed, William M. Detweiler, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

George Piazza and Roger H. Fellom, New Orleans, for Sewerage and Water Bd. of New Orleans, defendants-appellants.

Adams & Reese, Edward J. Rice, Jr., New Orleans, for G. H. Leidenheimer Co., Ltd., defendant-appellant.

Before YARRUT, SAMUEL, and CHASEZ, JJ.


YARRUT, Judge.

This is an appeal by both Defendants from a solidary judgment against them, awarding Plaintiff $2000 for personal injuries. Plaintiff was injured when she stepped on the metal cover of a cleanout drain located on a public sidewalk adjoining the property of Leidenheimer Co., causing her right foot to slip into the drain.

We will first consider the liability of Leidenheimer Co. The Water Board contends the burden was on the property owner to keep...

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