STREET v. LOUISIANA PACIFIC CORP.

Nos. 36,352-CA, 36,353-CA.

829 So.2d 450 (2002)

Patricia Johnson STREET, et al., Plaintiffs v. LOUISIANA PACIFIC CORP., et al., Defendants. Annie Goods, et al., Plaintiffs v. Louisiana Pacific Corp., et al., Defendants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writs Denied December 13, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly, Townsend & Thomas by Jeffrey H. Thomas, Natchitoches, Counsel for Appellants, Patricia Johnson Street, et al.

R. Stuart Wright, Natchitoches, Counsel for Appellants, Annie Goods, et al.

Keiser, Auzenne & Boudreaux by Randall B. Keiser, Alexandria, Counsel for the City of Winnfield.

Before WILLIAMS, GASKINS and CARAWAY, JJ.


CARAWAY, J.

The surviving spouse and children of an electrocution victim appeal the trial court's allocation of fault among the victim and the municipality which provided the electrical utility. The defendant answers the appeal, urging that La. R.S. 9:2800.10 should apply retroactively to absolve its liability because of the decedent's alleged criminal conduct at the time of his death. The defendant also asserts that the award for damages was abusively high. For the...

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