BROWN v. BRIGHT

No. 8133.

346 So.2d 281 (1977)

Mrs. Doretha Shavers, widow of Joseph BROWN v. Harrison BRIGHT.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 7, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fernand F. Willoz, III, Meyer Sabludowsky, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

J. Paul Demarest, Favret, Favret & Demarest, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before REDMANN, SCHOTT and MORIAL, JJ.


REDMANN, Judge.

Both parties appeal from a judgment which awarded plaintiff tenant $1,600 for all damages from a falling branch from a tree on defendant landlord's premises.

There is evidence which would have supported a contrary conclusion on liability— such as hospital records reporting that plaintiff twice explained that her slightly injured arm resulted from a fall. Alternatively, quantum could have been...

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