NOEL v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. 2009-CA-0711.

36 So.3d 982 (2010)

Brenda Bell NOEL, Geraldine Bell, Barbara Bell, Donna Bell, Delores Bell Brown, Kerry Bell, and Janice Bell, Survivors of the Decedent, Winfret Bell v. The HOUSING AUTHORITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

March 31, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darleen M. Jacobs, Al A. Sarrat, Rene' D. Lovelace, Jacobs, Sarrat & Lovelace, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees.

Laetitia Black, Wayne E. Woods, General Counsel, Housing Authority of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant.

(Court composed of Judge MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge EDWIN A. LOMBARD).


MICHAEL E. KIRBY, Judge.

Defendant, Housing Authority of New Orleans ("HANO"), appeals the trial court judgment awarding damages to plaintiffs for the wrongful death of Mrs. Winfret Bell. Because plaintiffs failed to prove that the defect on the defendant's property caused the death of Mrs. Bell, we reverse the trial court judgment and render judgment in favor of HANO, dismissing plaintiffs' claims.

Mrs. Bell's seven children filed a wrongful death and survival...

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