DIEFENTHAL v. LONGUE VUE MANAGEMENT CORP.

No. 89-C-2880.

561 So.2d 44 (1990)

Elka Freeman, Wife of/and Stanley M. DIEFENTHAL, Beatrice Badger, Wife of/and Hughes de la Vergne, Paul J. Leaman, Jr., Dotty Gold, Wife of/and Max Nathan, Jr., Carole Crowell Pettit, Gretchen Kuntz, Wife of/and John Elms, Stephany Sherry, Wife of/and William Monteleone, Margaret Carolyn Ott, Wife of/and Dr. Phillip R. Loria v. LONGUE VUE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, Longue Vue Foundation, and Longue Vue House and Gardens Advisory Corporation.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied May 24, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Goodman, Maryann Liuzza, Lemle & Kelleher, New Orleans, for applicant.

Michael R. O'Keefe, III, Benjamin Slater, Jr., Monroe & Lemann, New Orleans, for respondent.

Kathy Lee Torregano, Deputy City Atty., Okla Jones, II, City Atty., William D. Aaron, Jr., Chief Deputy City Atty., amicus curiae for City of New Orleans.

W. Thomas Tete, Mars, Medo & Tete, New Orleans, amicus curiae for Greater New Orleans Tourist & Convention Com'n.


SHORTESS, Justice Pro Tem.

At issue is whether Longue Vue House and Gardens, a museum located adjacent to a residential neighborhood, can allow use of its facility for large, outdoor functions which allegedly violated restrictive covenants governing use of the property.

Longue Vue was built in the 1930's as a home for the late philanthropists Edith and Edgar Stern. Both the house and gardens are now open for tours...

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