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BROOKS v. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE

No. 9954.

370 So.2d 686 (1979)

Joan BROOKS v. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 17, 1979.

Writ Refused June 15, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Monroe Stephenson, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Raymond J. Salassi, Jr., G. Bruce Kuehne, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.

Before SAMUEL, BEER and GARRISON, JJ.

GARRISON, Judge.

Joan Brooks owns property on which, at some time prior to her purchase of the land in 1972, New Orleans Public Service, Inc. (NOPSI) placed a guy pole to support a powerline structure located on adjacent property. In 1977, Brooks filed suit against NOPSI to recover compensation for a continuous taking or servitude and to recover damages for mental anguish and harassment and for fear of potential harm to her children, occupants, and invitees. Defendant...

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