Legal Opinion

Cates v. Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 23, 1976No. 56949PublishedCited by 252 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

328 So.2d 367 (1976)

Ross CATES, Individually and as Natural Tutor of his Son, Larry G. Cates

v.

BEAUREGARD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., et al.

No. 56949.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

February 23, 1976.

Rehearing Denied March 26, 1976.

John J. Cummings, III, Gregory F. Gambel, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-applicants.

Carl H. Hanchey, Lake Charles, Lemuel E. Hawsey, III, Baton Rouge, for defendants-respondents.

DIXON, Justice.

Larry Cates, sixteen years and eight months old, suffered an electrocution accident on September 30, 1972 which left him seriously maimed. An action for damages was brought against…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Rowland v. ChristianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Kay v. CarterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
  3. Odom v. HooperSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  4. Cates v. BEAUREGARD ELECETRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
  5. Fernandez v. Consolidated Fisheries, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1950

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3Cited by252 opinions

  1. Smith v. Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
  2. Hopkins v. Fox & Lazo RealtorsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
  3. Entrevia v. HoodSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  4. Chaisson v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  5. Sanders v. Hercules Sheet Metal, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980

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