GEISLER v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO.

No. 8109.

346 So.2d 339 (1977)

Paul E. GEISLER v. LOUISIANA POWER AND LIGHT CO. and J. Melton Garrett.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 7, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry L. Klein, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Monroe & Lemann, Andrew P. Carter, Eugene G. Taggart, Kenneth P. Carter, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before LEMMON, STOULIG and BEER, JJ.


BEER, Judge.

On September 10, 1973, Paul E. Geisler suffered serious electrical burns while working atop the roof of the Lapalco Shopping Center, then under construction, in Gretna, Louisiana. As a result, his left foot was amputated. Subsequently, he sued Melton Garrett, the owner of the shopping center, and Louisiana Power & Light Co. (hereafter, "LP&L"), owner of the overhead electric power line located at the site of the accident, and, by supplemental...

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