Legal Opinion
Bobby Ray Welch v. Louisiana Power & Light Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1972No. 72-1183PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Per curiam
Bobby Ray Welch, while working as an apprentice lineman for W. S. Young Construction Company, Inc., on construction of power lines for the Louisiana Power & Light Company, sustained permanent injuries when a cross-arm fell from a telephone pole and struck him. This accident allegedly resulted from a defect in the bolt which held the cross-arm in place. Welch brought suit against Louisiana Power & Light Company; W. S. Young Construction Company ; and the manufacturer of the bolt, whose identity was unknown to him and who was designated in the complaint as “ABC Manufacturing Company.”…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Allen Williams B/n/f Louise J. Smyre v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Barthel v. StammCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
- C. S. Grandey v. Pacific Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Andrepont v. OchsnerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
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3Cited by30 opinions
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