Legal Opinion
Geismar v. General Gas Corp.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 24, 1966No. 6560PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAILES, Judge.
The plaintiff brought this tort action against General Gas Corporation, and its public liability insurer, Hartford Accident .& *771Indemnity Company, to recover damages sustained by him when his home and the contents thereof were destroyed by fire on May 28, 1957. The original plaintiff died during the pendency of this litigation in the lower court. On proper motion in the trial ■court, his residuary legatees were substituted as party-plaintiffs.
The damages claimed by the plaintiff were itemized in his petition as $50,000 for the value of his home; $22,757.55 for the contents of his…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Day v. National US Radiator CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Gerald v. Standard Oil Co. of LouisianaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- Northwestern Mutual Fire Association v. AllainSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Hake v. Air Reduction Sales Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1946
- Harris Drilling Co. v. DelafieldSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Louisiana Power and Light Co. v. RobertsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- Murphy v. Central Louisiana Electric Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
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