New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. Pace

REDMANN, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing its suit for damage to a utility pole caused by an unattended motor home’s rolling down an inclined concrete driveway and into the pole. Defendant had parked the vehicle on the driveway four hours before the accident.

We reverse. We see no distinction between this case and Lefevre v. Allstate Ins. Co., 258 So.2d 397 (La.App. 4 Cir. 1972). Defendant argues that it appears that an 11-year-old neighbor, a known prankster if not vandal, probably caused the accident by shifting the transmission out of the “park” position. We conclude to…