Polit v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

SAVOIE, Judge.

Plaintiff, Linda Polit, wife of and Douglas J. McIntosh, appeal the jury’s denial of their claims for reimbursement of property damage allegedly caused by defendant’s, United Geophysical Corporation’s (hereinafter referred to as UGC) geophysical activity.

Prior to December, 1980, UGC contracted with the State of Louisiana, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism (hereinafter referred to as State) to conduct certain geophysical activity in the Fountain-bleau State Park. During December, 1980, UGC set off approximately thirty-forty subsurface dynamite explosions. Each…