Legal Opinion
White v. Amoco Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 19, 1988No. 86-3466PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
I. FACTS
On November 14, 1980, on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation, a tractor brushed against a liquified petroleum gas (“L.P. gas”) tank and broke the piping used to remove the L.P. gas from the tank. L.P. gas leaking from the tank reached plaintiff Melvin White, who was working nearby. The gas ignited, severely burning White. The tank’s excess flow valve should have shut off the flow of L.P. gas from the tank *1115but the valve failed to function because the break occurred in the valve itself and the valve’s mechanism was carried away.
1. The Tank. During 1951 or 1952…
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- Dwayne E. Nance, and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellee v. Gulf Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Lillie Mae Lebouef v. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Travelers Insurance Company v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Foster v. MarshallLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
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