def load_file_as_list(file_path: str) -> list:
    """
    Loads the file at a specificed path, returns an error otherwise
        
    :param file_path (str): The path to the file you want to load
    :return _file a file of the contents of the file
    """
    _file = ""
    try:
        with open(file_path, "r") as fp:
            _file = fp.readlines()
        return _file
    except Exception:
        raise Exception(f"Error reading file at: {file_path}")