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POPE v. ROLLINS PROTECTIVE SERVICES CO.

No. 82-2137.

703 F.2d 197 (1983)

Mrs. Sylva B. POPE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROLLINS PROTECTIVE SERVICES COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, v. The ATLANTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Intervenor-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 13, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Singleton, Jr., Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Phillip A. Pfeifer, Houston, Tex., for Pope.

Robert H. Bateman, Houston, Tex., for Atlantic Mut.

Before WISDOM, RUBIN and TATE, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This case explores the liability of a burglar alarm lessor and installer to the lessee when the alarm fails to operate because of tampering by burglars. At trial, the plaintiff prevailed and received trebled damages including an amount for her mental anguish. We affirm.

Statement of the Case

In 1973, a representative of the defendant, Rollins Protective Services Co. (Rollins), communicated with the plaintiff, Sylva Pope...

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