Legal Opinion
Huguet v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 6, 1941No. 36023PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’NIELL, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff sued the Louisiana Power & Light Company and Durald Woods, asking for a judgment against them in solido, for damages for an alleged trespass. The plaintiff alleged that a crew of men, employed by the Louisiana Power & Light Company, and acting within the scope of their employment, and under the direction and instruction of Durald Woods, who was their foreman, went upon the plaintiff’s land, in his absence and without his consent, and cut down a large pecan tree, for the purpose of stringing a pow er line at the place where the tree was. The plaintiff…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Shield v. F. Johnson & Son Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
- Irwin v. ScribnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1860
- Rumpf v. CalloLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
- Reneau v. BrownLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1928
- Hillebrandt v. Home Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Touchard v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Favalora v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Norton v. Argonaut Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Thomas v. LobranoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Mizell v. State, Through La. Dept. of Hwys.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
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