Legal Opinion
Tassin v. Louisiana Power & Light Company
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 30, 1967No. 48489PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
This is a tort action in which Alton J. Tassin seeks to recover damages for eye injuries from flashburns allegedly caused by flashes which occurred when a cable or electrical service line under the control of the defendant Louisiana Power and Light Company broke and fell. The district court awarded plaintiff damages of $4600.00, and the Court of Appeal affirmed. See 191 So.2d 338.
We granted this writ principally to consider the contention of relator, the defend ant power company, that there was no evidence that plaintiff, manager of the cotton gin serviced by defendant’s…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Pilie v. National Food Stores of Louisiana, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Tassin v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
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