ROGERS v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO., INC.

No. 7800.

391 So.2d 30 (1980)

Crit H. ROGERS, III et al., Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, INC. et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theus, Grisham, Davis & Leigh, Brian E. Crawford, Monroe, for defendants and appellants.

Joseph M. Henry, Jr., Natchitoches, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before CULPEPPER, CUTRER and SWIFT, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This case involves the St. Julien doctrine. Plaintiffs are co-owners of a residential subdivision in the city of Natchitoches. They filed this suit against defendant, Louisiana Power & Light Company (LP&L), for damages for trespass caused by an electric line on their property without a servitude. They also sought an injunction ordering removal of the line. The district court awarded plaintiffs $20,000 for diminution in the value of...

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