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Remedies Keyed to Tabb, 8th
Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans v. Louisiana Gas Service Co.
Citation:
618 So. 2d 874 (1993)Facts
The Department of Housing and Urban Development acquired the Villa D’Ames Apartment complex in Marrero, Louisiana in 1976 for cancellation of a $3.3 million promissory note. After substantial renovation costing approximately $3 million, HUD sold the property to the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans in August 1981 for $1.7 million, subject to a resolutory condition requiring the Archdiocese to continuously maintain the complex as low-income rental housing for 200 families for fifteen years, or the property would revert to HUD. The Archdiocese purchased the property to further its mission of providing housing for poor families affiliated with its parish church. On December 24, 1983, a malfunction in Louisiana Gas’s natural gas regulating equipment during a hard freeze caused dangerous amounts of gas to surge into the apartments, resulting in a fire that destroyed building 3, which contained 16 family units. Louisiana Gas acknowledged liability, and the case proceeded solely on the issue of damages.
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