HART v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO.

No. CA 85 0010.

486 So.2d 936 (1986)

Claude HART v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied May 30, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Hogan, Jr., Law Office of E. Lynn Singleton, Greensburg, for plaintiff-appellee Claude Hart.

Gregory C. Thomas and Stefan Kazmierski of Monroe & Lemann, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant Louisiana Power & Light Co.

Before EDWARDS, LANIER and PONDER, JJ.


LANIER, Judge.

This is a suit for damages in tort by the driver of a van against the owner of a utility pole which was located off of the roadway in a parking lot. The petition alleged the utility company had a duty to maintain the pole in such a manner that it did not cause harm to others and that the utility company was negligent by (1) maintaining the pole dangerously close to the street right-of-way, (2) failing to mark or paint the pole to make it visible to...

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