St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Town of Breaux Bridge

SANDERS, Justice.

This is a companion suit to that of Naquin v. Marquette Casualty Company and Town of Breaux Bridge, La., 153 So.2d 395.

In the instant suit, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, as a subrogee, seeks to recover from the defendants the sum that it has paid to its insureds, James C. Begnaud and George L. Begnaud, for damages resulting from the same explosion and fire on November 11, 1958, in the Town of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, described in the companion suit.

The facts basic to liability are identical to those in the Naquin case. Hence, that decision is controlling here.

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