BUTLER v. ATWOOD

No. 12702.

420 So.2d 742 (1982)

Gladys BUTLER, Individually and as Tutrix of the Estate of Her Minor Son, Kedric D. Butler v. Rufus P. ATWOOD, d/b/a Atwood Amoco Service Station, Amoco Oil Company and Charles E. Spahr, d/b/a Charles E. Spahr Distributor.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

September 30, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Peyton, Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

David R. Fine, Fine, Waltzer & Bagneris, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Before GARRISON, CIACCIO and WILLIAMS, JJ.


CIACCIO, Judge.

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by Kedric Butler, the minor child of the plaintiff. The trial court granted a summary judgment in favor of one of the defendants, Amoco Oil Co., and the plaintiff appeals.

Kedric Butler, an eleven year old child, purchased gasoline from Atwood's service station to be used in his model airplane. He took the plastic container with the gasoline to his house. Several days later...

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