ZIEGEL v. SOUTH CENTRAL BELL

No. 93-CA-547.

635 So.2d 314 (1994)

James ZIEGEL, as Administrator of the Estate of His Son, James Ziegel, Jr. v. SOUTH CENTRAL BELL.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

March 16, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Caplan, Lewis & Caplan, A Professional Law Corporation, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Daryl A. Higgins, Thomas L. Gaudry, Jr., Windhorst, Gaudry, Ranson, Higgins & Gremillion, L.L.P., Gretna, for defendant-appellee/cross-appellant.

Before BOWES and CANNELLA, JJ., and John C. BOUTALL, J. Pro Tem.


JOHN C. BOUTALL, Judge Pro Tem.

Plaintiff, James Ziegel, Jr., sustained injuries when he cut his great toe on a telephone pedestal box located in the corner of his back yard. Made defendant was South Central Bell, owner of the box.

The case proceeded to a bench trial on January 21, 1993. The trial judge took the case under advisement, and rendered judgment on March 2, 1993. This judgment found South Central Bell liable for the broken condition of its box,...

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