Celestine v. Union Oil Co. of California
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
652 So.2d 1299 (1995)
Leroy CELESTINE
v.
UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA.
No. 94-C-1868.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 10, 1995.
Rehearing Denied May 11, 1995.
J.B. Jones, Jr., Jennifer J. Bercier, Cameron, for applicant.
Randall K. Theunissen, Nora M. Stelly, Allen & Gooch, Lafayette, Allen L. Smith, Plauche, Smith & Nieset, Lake Charles, for respondent.
CALOGERO, Chief Justice.[*]
The issue in this case is whether Louisiana law recognizes a "repairman" exception to an owner's strict liability for injury caused by a vice, defect or ruin on his premises. The jury concluded that defendant Union Oil…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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