Cannon v. Winnfield Oil & Gas Co.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

REYNOLDS, J.

In this suit plaintiff sued to recover $2500.00 damages for the loss by fire of his dwelling house and contents at Winnfield, Louisiana, on March 4, 1925. The fire is alleged to have been caused by the explosion of a lamp in the house, which lamp, it is alleged contained a mixture of kerosene and gasoline that was sold to plaintiff as kerosene oil by the defendant, J. L. Powell and sold to J. L. Powell as such by defendant Winnfield Oil & Gas Company.

On motion of plaintiff a remittitur of $500.00 was. entered.

Defendants moved to strike out paragraph five of…