CHANEY v. BRUPBACHER

No. 4086.

242 So.2d 627 (1970)

Mrs. Nancy JONES, Widow of Bobby James CHANEY, Individually and for and on Behalf of her Minor Children, Karen Ann, Michael Douglas and Angela Jones Chaney v. Benjamin S. BRUPBACHER, Jr., Scott J. Owens, American Employers Insurance Company and Louisiana Power and Light Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 7, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Badeaux & Discon, J. Michael Cumberland, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Drury, Lozes & Curry, James H. Drury, New Orleans, for Benjamin S. Brupbacher, Jr., Scott J. Owens and American Emloyers Ins. Co., defendants-appellees.

Monroe & Lemann, Eugene G. Taggert, New Orleans, for Louisiana Power and Light Co., defendant-appellee.

Before CHASEZ, REDMANN and DOMENGEAUX, JJ.


REDMANN, Judge.

This wrongful death action was brought by the widow of an electrocuted employee, for herself and her minor children, against two officers of the corporate employer, Albach Co., Inc., (itself liable only for workmen's compensation, R.S. 23:1032) and their insurer. Also a defendant was the utility company which constructed, maintained and supplied the 13,000-volt lines from which the fatal electricity came.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing...

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