WEST v. CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY

No. 2598.

222 So.2d 104 (1969)

Patricia Ann WEST, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 15, 1969.

Writ Refused June 27, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Kimball, Harper, Tete & Wetherill, by William R. Tete, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Fusilier, Pucheu & Soileau, by J. William Pucheu, Ville Platte, for plaintiff-appellee.

En Banc.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit for damages for severe burns sustained by plaintiff as a result of a propane gas explosion. The defendant, Continental Oil Company, is the owner of the underground storage tank from which the gas escaped. The district judge awarded plaintiff a total of $150,975.04 in general and special damages. Defendant appealed. Plaintiff answered the appeal, seeking an increase in the award.

In a pretrial stipulation defendant conceded...

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