JEWELL v. THOMPSON

No. 83-364.

445 So.2d 776 (1984)

James A. JEWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ricky E. THOMPSON, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writs Denied March 16, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Camp, Carmouche, Barsh, Hunter, Gray & Hoffman, David R. Frohn and Edward Carmouche, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellant.

Hall, Lestage & Landreneau, H.O. Lestage, III, DeRidder, for intervenor-appellant-appellee.

Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, Richard W. Beard, Lake Charles, Patsy Jo McDowell, Baton Rouge, for intervenor-appellee-appellant.

Jones, Patin, Tete, Nolan & Hanchey, Bret Barham, Lake Charles, for defendants-appellees.

Before FORET, YELVERTON and KNOLL, JJ.


FORET, Judge.

James A. Jewell (plaintiff) brought this products liability action to recover damages for personal injuries he sustained when the fuel tank on a truck exploded while he was filling it. The sole remaining defendant is CONOCO, Inc. (CONOCO).

After trial on the merits, the trial court rendered judgment in favor of CONOCO, dismissing plaintiff's demands against it.

Plaintiff appeals and raises the following issues:

(1) Whether the...

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