NICKS v. TECHE ELEC. CO-OP. INC.

No. 93-1418.

640 So.2d 723 (1994)

Orvle W. NICKS, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. TECHE ELECTRIC CO-OP. INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

June 1, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl W. Bengtson, Lafayette, for Orvle W. Nicks Jr., et al.

Norman P. Foret, Lafayette, for Teche Elec. Coop. Inc., et al.

L. Richard Westerburg Jr., Baton Rouge, for Gulf States Utilities Co.

Before GUIDRY, C.J., and YELVERTON and WOODARD, JJ.


GUIDRY, Chief Judge.

Defendant, Teche Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Teche), appeals a judgment rendered in favor of plaintiffs, Orvle Nicks and Edwin Myles, which held Teche liable for the injuries they sustained when their vehicle left the traveled portion of Louisiana Highway 83 and struck a Teche-owned replacement utility pole. The pole was lying in a grassy area just beyond the graveled shoulder of the roadway. The accident occurred on March 28, 1990.

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