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NORTHERN ASSUR. CO. v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO.

No. CA 88 1142.

561 So.2d 770 (1990)

NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Granted June 22, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles G. Tutt, Shreveport, for Northern Assur. Co.

Gordon W. Matheny, Hammond, for defendant Cecil Coates-appellee.

J. Wayne Anderson, New Orleans, for La. Power & Light-appellant.

Before EDWARDS, WATKINS, SHORTESS, LANIER and FOIL, JJ.

LANIER, Judge.

This action is a suit for damages in tort arising from a residential fire. Suit was filed by Northern Assurance Company (Northern), as the subrogee of its insured, Cecil Coates, the owner of the residence, against Louisiana Power & Light Company (LP & L), the supplier of electricity to the Coates residence. Coates intervened seeking recovery of damages in excess of the insurance proceeds paid to him by Northern. The trial court found as fact...

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