ALLSTATE INS. CO. v. LOUISIANA GAS SERV. CO.

No. 8241.

344 So.2d 386 (1977)

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY v. LOUISIANA GAS SERVICE COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 13, 1977.

Writ Granted June 8, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Monroe & Lemann, Andrew P. Carter, Eugene G. Taggart and George F. Riess, New Orleans, for Louisiana Gas Serv. Co.

Rudolph R. Schoemann, New Orleans, for Allstate Ins. Co. and William C. Coughran.

Before REDMANN, STOULIG and BOUTALL, JJ.


BOUTALL, Judge.

This suit arises from an explosion and gas fire which destroyed the residence and photography studio of William C. Coughran on July 11, 1971. Coughran's insurer, and by way of amendment, Coughran himself, sought recovery of property damage. There was a trial by jury, and the jury's award of $90,000 damages was made the judgment of the court. Defendant appeals that judgment.

Defendant's appeal is limited to two issues: the issue of prescription...

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