Claiborne v. Rheem Manufacturing Co.

GOTHARD, Judge.

Louisiana Gas Service Company (LGS) appeals a judgment of the trial court dismissing a third party claim against the City of Kenner (City) on summary judgment. We affirm.

Plaintiffs Thaddeus Claiborne and a neighbor, Leroy Labbe, filed suit against Rheem Manufacturing Company (Rheem) and LGS seeking recovery for injuries sustained in a fire started when gasoline vapors ignited the pilot light of a gas hot water heater in the Claiborne garage. The two men were working on the gas tank of a car at the time of the accident. Plaintiffs’ basic claim is that the water heater was…