Legal Opinion
Bourgeois v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 12, 1993No. 92-CA-483PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GRISBAUM, Judge.
This appeal concerns personal injuries sustained in an accident involving a shrimping vessel and an overhead electrical power line. We affirm.
ISSUE
The threshold question presented is whether the trial court erred in finding the defendant, Louisiana Power & Light Company (LP & L), negligent.
BASIC RECORD FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
This matter was previously before our Court on an issue of summary judgment. Bourgeois v. La. Power & Light Co., 556 So.2d 1292 (La.App. 5th Cir.1990), writ denied, 563 So.2d 877 (La.1990). The facts were accurately set forth as follows:
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Foremost Insurance v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Brown & Root Marine Operators, Inc. And Brown & Root, Inc., Successor to Brown & Root Marine Operators, Inc. v. Zapata Off-Shore CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Williams v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- Charles Wesley James v. River Parishes Company, Inc. v. C & R Towing and Fleeting, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. BourgeoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1994