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CATES v. BEAUREGARD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.

No. 56949.

328 So.2d 367 (1976)

Ross CATES, Individually and as Natural Tutor of his Son, Larry G. Cates v. BEAUREGARD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 26, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Cummings, III, Gregory F. Gambel, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-applicants.

Carl H. Hanchey, Lake Charles, Lemuel E. Hawsey, III, Baton Rouge, for defendants-respondents.

DIXON, Justice.

Larry Cates, sixteen years and eight months old, suffered an electrocution accident on September 30, 1972 which left him seriously maimed. An action for damages was brought against Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc., owner of the utility pole on which the accident occurred, and Cecil Ribbeck, owner of the land where the pole was located. Other defendants, originally named, have been dismissed and are not...

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