LEAKE v. PRUDHOMME TRUCK TANK SERVICE, INC.

No. 50862.

258 So.2d 358 (1971)

260 La. 1071

James R. LEAKE and Hanover Insurance Company v. PRUDHOMME TRUCK TANK SERVICE, INC. and Robert Paul Bertinot.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

On Rehearing January 17, 1972.

Rehearing Denied February 21, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kilbourne, Dart & Jackson, Stephen P. Dart, St. Francisville, Durrett, Hardin, Hunter, Dameron & Fritchie, Calvin E. Hardin, Jr., Emile C. Rolfs, III, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-appellees-relators.

Robert L. Kleinpeter, Baton Rouge, Domengeaux, Wright & Bienvenu, William P. Rutledge, Lafayette, for defendants-appellants-respondents.


McCALEB, Chief Justice.

The defendant, Prudhomme Truck Tank Service, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Prudhomme), is in the business of delivering bulk gasoline and other related products. Defendant Robert Paul Bertinot is an employee of Prudhomme and a driver of one of its tank trucks used in making deliveries.

The plaintiff, James R. Leake, is the owner of a plant in the Town of St. Francisville where he engaged in the bulk sale and distribution of gasoline...

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