Legal Opinion
MCI COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. v. Hagan
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 25, 2011No. 2011-CQ-1039PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUIDRY, Justice.
We accepted the certified question presented to this court by the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, in MCI Communications Services, Inc. v. Hagan, 641 F.3d 112 (5th Cir.2011). 1 The question is this: “Is the proposed jury instruction in this case, which states that ‘[a] Defendant may be held liable for an inadvertent trespass resulting from an intentional act,’ a correct statement of Louisiana law when the trespass at issue is the severing of an underground cable located on property owned by one of the alleged trespass[e]rs, and the property is not subject to a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cole v. MurrayLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
- Dual Drilling Co. v. MILLS EQUIPMENT, INC.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
- Terre Aux Borufs Land v. JR Gray BargeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
- Harrison v. Petroleum SurveysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
- MCI Communications Services, Inc. v. HaganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
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