Legal Opinion
Leake v. Prudhomme Truck Tank Service, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 30, 1970No. 7983PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLANCHE, Judge.
James R. Leake was the owner of a gasoline bulk plant located in the Town of St. Francisville where he was engaged in the sale and distribution, in bulk, of gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel and related products. On the morning of February 13, 1968, a fire occurred at the plant at a time when premium gasoline was being pumped into one of Leake’s storage tanks by one Robert Paul Bertinot, the driver of a tank truck owned by Prudhomme Truck Tank Service, Inc. The fire completely destroyed the plant as well as the tank truck. Leake had obtained insurance on the plant property with…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Arnold v. United States Rubber CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Stevens v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Fruge v. TrahanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Moorehouse v. GallowLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
3Cited by2 opinions
- Leake v. Prudhomme Truck Tank Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Leake v. Prudhomme Truck Tank Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1972