Legal Opinion

McGuire v. Central Louisiana Elec. Co., Inc.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided September 13, 1976No. 57567PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

337 So.2d 1070 (1976)

Ronald C. McGUIRE

v.

CENTRAL LOUISIANA ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.

No. 57567.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 13, 1976.

Jake Shapiro, Alexandria, for plaintiff-applicant.

Richard E. Lee, Holt, Wagner & Lee, Pineville, for defendant-respondent.

DENNIS, Justice.

On August 10, 1971, plaintiff, Ronald C. McGuire, filed suit against defendant, Central Louisiana Electric Company, Inc., hereinafter Cleco, for damages sustained through Cleco's alleged wrongful cutting and trimming of trees on his property. Cleco held a conventional servitude on plaintiff's lot extending five feet within…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. St. Julien v. Morgan Louisiana & Texas RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1883
  2. Hernandez v. HarsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
  3. McGuffy v. WeilSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
  4. Lake, Inc. v. Louisiana Power & Light CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  5. Louisiana Power & Light Company v. RistrophLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  3. Wetzel v. KhanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
  4. Broomfield v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
  5. LaSalle Properties, Inc. v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980

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