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DOBSON v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO.

Nos. 89-C-2894, 89-C-2931.

567 So.2d 569 (1990)

Teri DOBSON, et al. v. LOUISIANA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied October 18, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene G. Taggart, George F. Riess, Kenneth P. Carter, Kathryn J. Lichtenberg, W. Glenn Burns, Monroe & Lemann, for Louisiana Power & Light, defendant-respondent.

J. Thomas Anderson, Baham & Anderson, for Teri Dobson, et al., plaintiffs-applicants.

DENNIS, Justice.*

This is a wrongful death action, pursuant to Louisiana Civil Code article 2315.2, by the surviving spouse and five minor children of a tree trimmer, Dwane L. Dobson, who was electrocuted on April 24, 1985 when his metallically reinforced safety rope contacted an uninsulated 8,000 volt electric power distribution line. The trial court awarded the widow and her children $1,034,054.50 in damages, after finding the deceased...

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