Martin v. New Orleans Public Service

GOTHARD, Judge.

The defendant power company appeals a judgment in favor of a customer whom it prosecuted for unauthorized use of a movable, specifically electric current.

The incident from which this suit arises occurred on July 26, 1981. A meter reader employed by New Orleans Public Service, Inc. (NOPSI) notified the company’s investigator that he found the seal around a meter at 4715 Rhodes Drive had been cut and the “first drive gear” removed so that the meter would not record the correct amount of current going into the residence. The investigator then checked the meter personally and had…