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VITAL v. HOUS. AUTH. OF CITY OF NEW IBERIA

No. 6456.

360 So.2d 1182 (1978)

George VITAL et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF the CITY OF NEW IBERIA et al., Defendants and Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 11, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Haik, Broussard & Haik by Theodore M. Haik, Jr., New Iberia, for plaintiff-appellant.

Landry, Watkins, Cousin & Bonin, Jacob D. Landry, New Iberia, for defendant-appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, DOMENGEAUX and CUTRER, JJ.

CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit for damages for the death by electrocution of Brian Vital and his brother, Nelson Vital. They were erecting a television antenna in the backyard of the premises which their parents leased from the defendant, Housing Authority of the City of New Iberia. The antenna struck an uninsulated electrical power line, causing electrical shock to both boys, from which they died. Named as a defendant, in addition to the Housing Authority, is Central...

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