Legal Opinion
Ryder ex rel. Cupp v. Federated Rural Electric Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 29, 1986No. 85-278PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOUCET, Judge.
This appeal arises from the wrongful death actions filed by Jeannie M. Cupp, individually, and as natural tutrix of Russel G. Cupp, Jr., and by Bobbie Jean Ryder as natural tutrix of Randall Cupp and Angela Cupp, against S & D Construction, Valley Electric Membership Cooperative (Valley) and Federated Rural Electric Insurance Co. (Federated).
Russel Cupp was fatally electrocuted on February 20, 1981 while engaged in changing reclosure switches on high voltage power lines. Mr. Cupp was employed by S & D Construction Co., who had contracted with Valley to maintain its electrical…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Chaisson v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Cates v. Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- Kay v. CarterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Thompson v. South Central Bell Tel. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Andrew Dev. Corp. v. West Esplanade Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Dupre v. Exxon Pipeline Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
- Cupp v. Federated Rural Electric Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1987