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ARMAND v. LA. POWER & LIGHT CO.

No. CA-2337.

482 So.2d 802 (1986)

John ARMAND, Individually and on Behalf of His Interdicted Daughter, Joni I. Armand v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY and Jefferson Parish Department of Roads & Bridges.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied March 21, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey D. Bearden, Leonard A. Radlauer, New Orleans, and Wilson M. Montero, Jr., Metairie, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Andrew P. Carter and George F. Riess, Monroe & Lemann, New Orleans, for defendants-appellants.

Before SCHOTT, BARRY, BYRNES, WARD and WILLIAMS, JJ.

BARRY, Judge.

This tragic one-car accident presents two issues: whether the defendant utility company was negligent because its transmission pole was too close to a roadway, and if the pole's design caused the severe injuries.

Joni Armand, a 20 year old waitress, got off work at 11 p.m. She and her boyfriend, John Kelly, went to a party in LaPlace for three hours, drinking and playing pool. They drove back to Metairie for breakfast, but argued in the restaurant...

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