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SOUTHERN FLEET LEASING CORPORATION v. VENABLE

No. 2887.

228 So.2d 512 (1969)

SOUTHERN FLEET LEASING CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Clarence VENABLE, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 18, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. Bennett, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

Herman C. Clause, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellee.

Domengeaux, Wright & Bienvenu, by Mark Bienvenu, Lafayette, for Mary Alice Brignac, appellee.

Davidson, Meaux, Onebane & Donohoe, by Robert Cabes, Lafayette, for Fireman's Fund, appellee.

Naff, Kennedy, Goodman & Johns, by Frank S. Kennedy, Shreveport, for King's Truck and Body Works, appellee.

Before TATE, FRUGÉ, and HOOD, JJ.

TATE, Judge.

The plaintiff, Southern Fleet, rented a large truck-trailer to the defendant Venable. The trailer was destroyed by fire. Southern Fleet sues to recover for the value of the unit. (Under the terms of the lease contract, Venable was responsible for loss or damage to the unit.)

Southern Fleet appeals from the trial court's denial of full recovery.

The principal issue is: Did Southern Fleet, the lessor, have the duty to provide insurance against...

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