Dixey v. Moales

Citations

• 11 Teiss. 46
• 1913 La. App. LEXIS 118

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>1. A lessee, or in fact -any one upon whom is imposed the obligation of carefully keeping a thing, must take all the care' of it that oo-uld be expected from a good or prudent administrator.</p> <p>R. G. G.} 1908, 2710, 2711, 2721.</p> <p>2. Consequently, the lessee of a dwelling who, at the termination of the lease, vacates and leaves unguarded the premises without notice to the lessor and without actively surrendering possession thereof to him as expressly required by the terms of the lease, is liable to the latter for the loss of valuable gas brackets and chandeliers stolen from the premises while the lessee was thus at fault.</p>