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COBBS v. VEITH

No. 9077.

359 So.2d 303 (1978)

John COBBS and Georgia Cobbs v. Henry J. VEITH, Jr., Elbert B. Fendley, William Harvey McMillain, and U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co., and E. B. Fendley Painting Co., Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 13, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dufour, Levy, Marx, Lucas & Osborne, Michael Osborne, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellants.

Bienvenu, Foster, Ryan & O'Bannon, H. F. Foster, III, and Zeringer & Zeringer, Harold J. Zeringer, Jr., New Orleans, for defendant-appellees.

Before GULOTTA, BEER and GARSAUD, JJ.

BEER, Judge.

Mr. and Mrs. Cobbs seek damages against the owner and the alleged tenant of premises where a fire allegedly started and spread to their leased dwelling, contending that the fire was caused by the negligent maintaining of an obvious fire hazard. The owner of the property where the fire originated also sued the alleged tenant, and the cases were consolidated for hearing before the commissioner, whose report, approved by the trial judge, dismissed all claims...

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