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FORTSON v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO.

No. 86-596.

509 So.2d 743 (1987)

Allen FORTSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 13, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theuse, Girsham, et al., Thomas G. Zentner, Jr., and Ronald L. Davis, Jr., Monroe, for defendant-appellant.

Gaharan and Wilson, Joseph Wilson, Jena, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GUIDRY and FORET, JJ., and CULPEPPER, J. Pro Tem.

WILLIAM A. CULPEPPER, Judge, Retired, Pro Tem.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the awards for property damages and general damages were excessive.

Plaintiff, Allen Fortson, Jr., sued defendant, Louisiana Power and Light Company, for damages for the destruction of items in his home caused by an extraneous power surge. Defendant was performing certain repair work in the vicinity of plaintiff's home, and admitted liability. The sole issue before the...

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