Legal Opinion
Layne v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 2, 1935No. 4970PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DREW, Judge.
This suit arose out of an accident occurring at Mangham, La., on tihe afternoon of May 9, 1933. The plaintiff, while engaged, in putting a corrugated iron roof on the gin house owned by the Mangham Gin Company, came in contact with a high power transmission line owned and operated by the Louisiana Power & Light Company, ' receiving ’ severe burns and injuries. He sued the said Power & Light Company and the insurer, Continental Casualty Company, praying for judgment in solido in the sum of $30,000.
He alleged the following acts of negligence on the part of defendant Power & Light…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- McQuillan v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1895
- Giraude v. Elec. Improvement Co. of San JoseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
- Dorsey v. Phillips & Colby Construction Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
- Adams v. Iron Cliffs Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1889
- Clements v. Louisiana Electric Light Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1892
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3Cited by23 opinions
- City of Dothan v. HardySupreme Court of Alabama · 1939
- Finn v. EMPLOYERS'LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORPORATIONLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Stansbury v. Mayor and Councilmen of Morgan CitySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- Webb v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1940
- Scott v. Claiborne Electric CooperativeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1943
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