Legal Opinion
Stansbury v. Mayor and Councilmen of Morgan City
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 7, 1955No. 42482PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Justice.
This Court granted writs to review a judgment of the Court of Appeal, see 80 So.2d 159, refusing damages to the plaintiff and her minor children for the death of her husband .who' .was electrocuted when his body came in contact with uninsulated wires while he was'engaged in painting the house of Mrs. Luke Grizzaffi. It is the allegation of the plaintiff that-the mayor and councilmen of Morgan City, as owners and operators of-the-electric line system in that city, were negligent in failing to exercise proper supervision in keeping the wires in repair.
The decedent was found dead…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Adams v. Iron Cliffs Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1889
- Clements v. Louisiana Electric Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1892
- Hebert v. Lake Charles Ice, Light & Waterworks Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Potts v. Shreveport Belt Ry. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Webb v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1940
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Brown v. S. A. Bourg & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
- Esco v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Weaver v. Valley Elec. Membership Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
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