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RIVERA v. UNITED GAS PIPELINE CO.

Nos. 96-CA-502, 96-CA-503 and 97-CA-161.

697 So.2d 327 (1997)

Anita RIVERA, et al. v. UNITED GAS PIPELINE COMPANY, et al. Dr. Abdo A. HUSSEINEY, et al. v. UNITED GAS PIPELINE COMPANY and Woodson Construction Company, Inc.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

June 30, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., Darryl J. Becnel, Becnel, Landry & Becnel, Reserve, W. Hugh Sibley, Sibley Law Firm, Greensburg, Calvin Fayard, Jr., Fayard & Honeycutt, Denham Springs, Ray F. Amedee, Jr., LaPlace, for Plaintiffs-Appellants Anita Rivera, et al., and for Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants Dr. Abdo Husseiney, et al.

Terrence K. Knister, H. Philip Radecker, Jr., Anne P. Birdsong, Abbott, Simses, Album & Knister, New Orleans, for Defendant-Appellee and for Defendant-Appellant Woodson Construction Company.

James H. Roussel, Mark C. Dodart, Neil C. Abramson, Rebecca Y. Cooper, Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P., New Orleans, for Defendant-Appellee and for Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee United Gas Pipeline Company.

Before GRISBAUM, DUFRESNE and WICKER, JJ.

GRISBAUM, Judge.

This consolidated appeal arises out of two separate accidents in which natural gas was released into the atmosphere. Separate trials were held for each incident, and the matters have now been consolidated on appeal. Both sides allege several assignments of error as to each appeal.

ISSUES

We are called upon to determine a number of issues, to-wit:

(1) Whether the trial...

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