ANDRY v. MURPHY OIL, U.S.A., INC.

Nos. 97-CA-0793 to 97-CA-0800.

710 So.2d 1126 (1998)

Newell H. ANDRY, et al. v. MURPHY OIL, U.S.A., INC., Louisiana Power & Light Co., and Ernest Cagle. Carrie DEFFES, et al. v. MURPHY OIL U.S.A., INC. John POLIZZI, et al. v. MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO. & Murphy Oil U.S.A., Inc. Anthony S. ANNINO, et al. v. MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO., et al. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, et al. v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY and Walworth Company. Bryan CASSAGNE, et al. v. ENTERGY LOUISIANA, INC., et al. Clebert J. THERIOT, et al. v. MURPHY OIL U.S.A., INC. Toni ALPHONSO, et al. v. MURPHY OIL U.S.A., INC. and Reliance National Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 1, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth P. Carter, New Orleans and Eugene G. Taggart, Taggart, Morton, Ogden, Staub, Rougelot, Brocato & O'Brien, L.L.C., New Orleans, for Defendant/Appellant Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Etc.

George A. Frilot, III, James F. Shuey, A.J. Krouse, III, Sidney A. Backstrom, Frilot, Partridge, Kohnke & Clements, L.C., New Orleans, for Defendant/Appellant Murphy Oil U.S.A., Inc.

Thomas E. Loehn, New Orleans, for Defendant/Appellant The Walworth Co.

Sidney D. Torres, III, Roberta L. Burns, Law Offices of Sidney D. Torres, III, Chalmette and Gerald E. Meunier, Irving J. Warshauer, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer, New Orleans and Gilbert V. Andry, III, Andry & Andry, New Orleans and Joseph M. Bruno, Bruno & Bruno, New Orleans, for Plaintiffs/Appellees.

Before LOBRANO, MURRAY and CIACCIO, JJ.


MURRAY, Judge.

Defendants, Murphy Oil U.S.A., Inc., and Louisiana Power & Light Company1, appeal a judgment of the trial court denying their exception to the use of class action, and certifying a class for the claims of residents of St. Bernard Parish. We affirm.

At approximately 1:50 a.m. on July 27, 1995, bad weather caused a circuit breaker to trip in an electrical substation owned by Louisiana Power & Light Company...

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