BURTON v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW ORLEANS, INC.

No. 92-CA-1757.

623 So.2d 243 (1993)

Marcel BURTON v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW ORLEANS, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 15, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael I. Rodrigues, Birdall, Rodriguez & Kehoe, New Orleans, for plaintiff.

Zannette A.E. Austin, Wilkerson & Spears, New Orleans, for defendant.

Before ARMSTRONG, PLOTKIN and JONES, JJ.


ARMSTRONG, Judge.

Plaintiff Marcel Burton was bitten by a rat while visiting in a housing project apartment owned by defendant Housing Authority of New Orleans ("HANO") and occupied by third party defendant Carolyn Howard and her children. Burton sued HANO for negligence pursuant to Louisiana Civil Code Article 2315 and for strict liability pursuant to Louisiana Civil Code Articles 2317 and 2322. HANO denied liability, pleaded comparative fault of Burton and made...

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