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DARTLONE v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO.

No. 33,597-CA.

763 So.2d 779 (2000)

Billy Wayne DARTLONE and Cynthia Dartlone, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY a/k/a Entergy Corporation and the City of Monroe, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 17, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

City of Monroe Legal Dept. by Nanci S. Summersgill, Assistant City Attorney, Crawford & Anzelmo by Donald J. Anzelmo, Monroe, Counsel for Appellant, City of Monroe.

Cotton, Bolton, Hoychick & Doughty, L.L.P. by David P. Doughty, Rayville, Counsel for Appellees.

Before PEATROSS, KOSTELKA & DREW, JJ.

PEATROSS, J.

This appeal arises out of the fatal electrocution of 17-year-old Jed Dartlone. On July 20, 1994, while working a summer job for the Tensas Basin Levee Board, which consisted of cleaning and weedeating the levee area, Jed noticed a wire lying in an area of tall grass. He picked up the wire and was electrocuted and he died instantly. Jed's parents, Billy Wayne and Cynthia Dartlone, sued Louisiana Power & Light Company, a/k/a Entergy Corporation ("LP...

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