Legal Opinion
Melancon v. Continental Oil Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 13, 1982No. 82-120PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORET, Judge.
Frank Melancon (Plaintiff) appeals from a judgment of the trial court, sustaining defendants’ peremptory exceptions of prescription. We affirm.
Named defendants are George Gennuso Oil Company, Inc. (Gennuso) and Continental Oil Company (CONOCO).
FACTS
Plaintiff filed this product liability suit on March 21, 1980, alleging that transmission fluid, sold to him by Gennuso and manufactured by CONOCO, had damaged farm equipment owned by him. Plaintiff' sought to recover damages for sums expended by him in repairing his equipment, and for damages sustained to crops which he was unable to…
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- Rey v. CucciaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Cartwright v. Chrysler Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
- George v. Shreveport Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- Tuminello v. MawbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
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