Legal Opinion
Bouy v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided September 25, 1986No. Civ. A. 85-40-BPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLOZOLA, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the motion of the defendants, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco), and Aegis Insurance Service, Inc. (Aegis), for partial summary judgment. No oral argument is required on this motion.
William Carey Bouy brought this action seeking general, special and exemplary damages arising from injuries he sustained when a Transco natural gas pipeline ruptured and ignited.
Transco and Aegis have moved for partial summary judgment seeking to dismiss plaintiff’s claim for exemplary damages under Louisiana Civil Code Article 2315.1.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Kent v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Perkins v. F.I.E. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 10,736 Willie M. Hawkins v. Evans Cooperage Co., Inc., and Olin Corporation v. Midland Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Kalmn, Inc. v. Empiregas Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- Reggio v. Louisiana Gas Service Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
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- Pickering v. HenryDistrict Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1989
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Sewerage & Water Board of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998