FONTENOT v. MAGNOLIA PETROLEUM CO.

No. 41552.

80 So.2d 845 (1955)

227 La. 866

Clifford E. FONTENOT v. MAGNOLIA PETROLEUM CO. et al. Marvin YOUNG, Sr. v. MAGNOLIA PETROLEUM CO. et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied May 23, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Isom J. Guillory, Jr., Isom J. Guillory, Eunice, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Liskow & Lewis, Lake Charles, Brewer, Matthews, Nowlin & Macfarlane, San Antonio, Tex., for defendants-appellees.


SIMON, Justice.

Two separate suits were filed against the defendants, Magnolia Petroleum Co. and Petty Geographical Engineering Co., by plaintiffs, Clifford E. Fontenot and Marvin Young, Sr., to recover compensation for damages to their respective residences alleged to have resulted from the negligence of defendants in the use of explosives while conducting geophysical observations in the vicinity of plaintiffs' homes. In the alternative, plaintiffs allege liability...

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