McKOWEN v. GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.

No. 11841.

358 So.2d 675 (1978)

David McKOWEN, M. D., Individually and for the Use and Benefit of the minor Feltus B. McKowen v. GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 1, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger M. Fritchie, Baton Rouge, of counsel for plaintiff-appellee David McKowen, M.D., Individually and for the use and benefit of the minor, Feltus B. McKowen.

Boris F. Navratil, Baton Rouge, of counsel for defendant-appellant American Home Assurance Co.

Robert J. Vandaworker, Baton Rouge, of counsel for defendant-appellant Gulf States Utilities Co.

James E. Moore, Baton Rouge, of counsel for third party defendant-appellee Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. and Asset Owners, Inc.

Robert L. Kleinpeter, Baton Rouge, of counsel for third party defendant-appellee South Carolina Ins. Co.

Dermot S. McGlinchey, New Orleans, of counsel for third party defendant-appellee Insurance Company of North America.

H. Lee Leonard, Lafayette, of counsel for third party defendant-appellee Audubon Ins. Co.

W. Paul Andersson, New Orleans, of counsel for third party defendant-appellee Chicago Ins. Co.

R. Gordon Kean, Jr., Baton Rouge, of counsel for J. S. Dougherty, Thomas P. Singletary, M. Stewart Dougherty, Jr., and J. Noland Singletary.

Before LANDRY, SARTAIN and ELLIS, JJ.


LANDRY, Judge.

Gulf States Utilities Company (GSU), a public utility distributing electricity, and its insurer American Home Assurance Company (American) (Appellants), appeal from judgment against them, pursuant to jury trial, awarding plaintiffs special and general damages in amounts of $36,444.08 and $650,000.00, respectively, for serious electrical burns suffered by Feltus B. McKowen, minor son of plaintiff David McKowen, when the metal mast of a sailboat young...

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