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TARDO v. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERV., INC.

No. 8639.

353 So.2d 409 (1977)

Nicholas A. TARDO v. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE, INC., Melvena Johnson, wife of and Nelson T. Butler, Sr.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 11, 1978.

Writ Refused February 24, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph N. Naccari, New Orleans, for plaintiff-third party defendant-appellant Tardo.

Emile L. Turner, Jr., Thomas M. Young, New Orleans, for defendant-third party plaintiff-appellant Melvena and Nelson T. Butler.

Floyd F. Greene, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee New Orleans Public Service, Inc.

Before REDMANN, SCHOTT and BEER, JJ.

SCHOTT, Judge.

This is a tort action for injuries sustained by plaintiff on April 6, 1973, as he began to perform roofing work on a house owned by defendants, Mr. and Mrs. Butler, pursuant to a contract with them.

In preparation for the work he placed an aluminum ladder against the side of the house so that the ladder was resting against a galvanized gutter. The bottom of the ladder was in a narrow alley alongside the house and adjacent to a metal fence separating...

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