WELCH v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

No. 72-1183. Summary Calendar.

466 F.2d 1344 (1972)

Bobby Ray WELCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 31, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Mack, Hammond, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

John V. Baus, Jones, Walker, Waehter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, La., for Oliver Electrical Manufacturing Co.

Eugene G. Taggart, New Orleans, La., for La. Power & Light.

Frank Klein, New Orleans, La., for W. S. Young.

Before WISDOM, GODBOLD and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Bobby Ray Welch, while working as an apprentice lineman for W. S. Young Construction Company, Inc., on construction of power lines for the Louisiana Power & Light Company, sustained permanent injuries when a cross-arm fell from a telephone pole and struck him. This accident allegedly resulted from a defect in the bolt which held the cross-arm in place. Welch brought suit against Louisiana Power & Light...

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