Legal Opinion
United Gas Corp. v. Guillory
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1953No. 14359_1PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
Chester Guillory and Albert Williams sued United Gas Corporation for injuries sustained by them when an explosion occurred in a manhole in Broad Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana, on August 11, 1950. The manhole was then under construction by Guillory’s and Williams’ employer, T. Miller & Sons, working under a contract for Gulf States Utilities Company. In this action Guillory and Williams sought recovery against United Gas Corporation, claiming that the substance which caused the explosion was natural gas which that corporation had negligently permitted to leak from its…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Appalachian Corp. v. Brooklyn Cooperage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- De Loach v. Crowley's, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942
- Brown v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1933
- Des Isles v. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- George A. Fuller Co. v. Otis Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- General Electric Company and Electric Mutual Liability Insurance Company v. Cuban American Nickel CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- George Smith v. Max C. Whitmore, and Third-Party (Pervis Lee Pue, Jr., Third-Party Appellant)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
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