Dunckelman v. Central Louisiana Electric Co.

HOOD, Judge.

Mrs. Anaise Dunckelman and Lonnie V. Dunckelman seek a declaratory judgment decreeing that they have a legal cause of action against defendant, Central Louisiana Electric Company, to rescind a conveyance they made to defendant of a right-of-way for an electric transmission line on the grounds of lesion beyond moiety. The trial judge rendered judgment sustaining an exception of no cause of action filed by defendant and dismissing the suit. Plaintiffs appealed.

The issue presented is whether the granting of a right-of-way for an electric transmission line constitutes the sale of an…