ELLIS v. NEW ORLEANS SEWERAGE & WATER BD.

No. CA 6276.

506 So.2d 645 (1987)

Geraldine ELLIS v. SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD OF NEW ORLEANS, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edmond R. Eberle, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellee.

Leonard W. Crooks, New Orleans, for defendants-appellants.

Before GARRISON and BYRNES, JJ., and HUFFT, J. Pro Tem.


PRESTON H. HUFFT, Judge Pro Tem.

The plaintiff brought suit against the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (sometimes referred to below as the "Board") and the City of New Orleans to recover damages sustained as a result of stepping into an open water meter box, located in a city sidewalk, the cover of which box was missing. The trial court dismissed the action against the City of New Orleans because plaintiff failed...

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