MATT v. COX

No. 84-CA-0630.

478 So.2d 918 (1985)

Otis MATT and Mary Esther Matt v. Bill COX, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Dissenting Opinion October 2, 1985.

Writ Denied November 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Allen—Samanie & Barnes, Houma, for plaintiffs and appellants Otis Matt and Mary Esther Matt.

Christopher Riviere, Thibodaux, for defendants and appellees Bill, Anthony, Herbert Cox, C & C Farms Southern Farm Bureau Ins. Co.

Huntington B. Downer, Houma, for Waterworks Dist. No. 3.

Thomas L. Wright, Houma, for Hibernia Nat. Bank for the Charles B. Gilbert Trust and James and Dorothy Antill.

Before EDWARDS, SHORTESS and SAVOIE, JJ.


EDWARDS, Judge.

This is a personal injury action for damages sustained when Mrs. Matt stepped into an open water meter box and fell. From a judgment dismissing their suit as to all defendants, plaintiffs appeal as to two defendants. We affirm.

LIABILITY OF C & C FARMS

The water meter box was located on property the Matts subleased from C & C Farms.1 Plaintiffs sought recovery based on the lessor's warranty imposed...

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