Calton v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.

FOURNET, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff, Elnora Mims Sterling Cal-ton, is suing to recover for the death of her son, George Sterling, allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant, Louisiana Power and Light Company, in failing to string and maintain its uninsulated high-power wires in a safe condition. The case is now before us for review of the .judgment of the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, affirming the judgment of the district court dismissing the suit and denying plaintiff’s claim. See 56 So.2d 862.

George Sterling was employed by Pace Bros. Lumber Company, a saw and planing mill, to…