MACHEN v. GULF OIL CORPORATION

No. 10486.

184 So.2d 550 (1965)

Elbert C. MACHEN et ux., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GULF OIL CORPORATION et al., Defendants-Appellee-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

On Rehearing March 23, 1966.

Writ Refused June 7, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mayer & Smith, Shreveport, for Gulf Oil Corp., defendant-appellant.

Harrison & Brown, Shreveport, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Martin S. Sanders, Jr., Winnfield, for T. P. McDaniel, defendant-appellee.

Before HARDY, GLADNEY, and AYRES, JJ.


AYRES, Judge.

Plaintiffs, husband and wife, operators of a service station, seek to recover of the defendants, Gulf Oil Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Gulf," and T. P. McDaniel, a distributor of Gulf petroleum products, losses allegedly due to leakage of gasoline, over a period of time extending from January 1, 1959, to October 19, 1961, from an underground tank owned by Gulf and installed at plaintiffs' service station.

Although denying liability...

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