MATT v. COX

No. 14447.

408 So.2d 389 (1981)

Otis MATT, et al. v. Bill COX, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

December 22, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Samanie, Houma, for plaintiffs and appellees.

Gary P. Kraus, Houma, for defendant and appellant Waterworks District No. 3.

Dennis J. Gaubert, III, Thibodaux for defendants and appellee C & C Farms and Southern Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co.

Thomas Wright, Houma, for defendant and appellee Hibernia Bank, and James and Dorothy Antill.

Robert D. Morvant, Thibodaux, for defendant and appellee Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux.

Before ELLIS, LOTTINGER and PONDER, JJ.


ELLIS, Judge:

This is a suit for personal injuries by Otis Matt and Mary Esther Matt for damages suffered by Mrs. Matt when she stepped into an open water meter hole on May 9, 1979. This suit was filed on January 9, 1980. The original petition alleged that the water meter was located on property belonging to Bill Cox and others, and that it was within the custody, control and supervision of Waterworks District No. 3.

Subsequently, on May 5, 1980, plaintiffs...

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