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BENOIT v. FERRELLGAS, INC., 02-1032 (La.App. 3 Cir. 8/6/03)

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Oct 1, 2003

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No. 02-1032 Consolidated with 02-1034, 02-1031, 02-1033, 02-1035, 02-1036 02-754

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Michael C. McMullen, 4050 Pennsylvania, Suite 300, Kansas City, Missouri 64111, (816) 931-3500, Counsel for Intervenor/Appellant: Ferrellgas, Inc. Allen L. Smith, Jr., Plauche, Smith Nieset, Post Offfice Box 1705, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70602, (337) 436-0522, Counsel for Intervenor/Appellant: Ferrellgas, Inc. J. B. Jones, Jr., Jennifer Jones Bercier, The Jones Law Firm, Post Office Drawer 1550, Cameron, Louisiana 70631-1550, (337) 775-5714 Counsel For Plaintiffs/Appellants: Brent Michael Benoit, Clara Benoit, as tutrix of Ashley Shay Benoit, Herman R. Benoit, Michael Bonin, Keisha Marke Leger Stevens, as tutrix of Christopher Leger, Clarence W. and Sally Britt, William John Britt, Jeffery W. Kebodeaux, Loyce Kebodeaux, Wilfred W. Kebodeaux, Alice Mae Perez, John Perez, Joseph Stephen Perez, Jr., Angela Thibodeaux, Melvin Thibodeaux, Mildred Thibodeaux. John W. deGravelles, deGravelles, Palmintier, Holthaus Fruge, 618 Main Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801-1910, (225) 344-3735, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellants: Angela Thibodeaux, Melvin Thibodeaux, Mildred Thibodeaux. Daniel Keith Wall, Marcantel Marcantel, Post Office Box 1366, Jennings, Louisiana 70546, (337) 824-7380, Counsel For Plaintiffs/Appellants: Angela Thibodeaux, Mildred Thibodeaux, Melvin Thibodeaux. Philip G. Hunter, Hunter Morton, Post Office Box 11710, Alexandria, Louisiana 71315, (318) 487-1997, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellants: Brent Michael Benoit, Clara Benoit, as tutrix of Ashley Shay Benoit, Herman R. Benoit, Michael Bonin, Keisha Marie Leger Stevens, as tutrix of Christopher Leger, Clarence W. and Sally Britt, William John Britt, Jeffery W. Kebodeaux, Loyce Kebodeaux, Wilfred W. Kebodeaux, Alice Mae Perez, John Perez, Joseph Stephen Perez, Jr., Angela Thibodeaux, Melvin Thibodeaux, Mildred Thibodeaux. Michael Hyman, Hyman Law Firm, 301 St. Ferdinand Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802, (225) 344-6453, Counsel For Intervenors/Appellants: Continental Insurance Company, Wright Enrichment, Inc. Michael J. Remondet, Jr., Peter B. Derouen, Jeansonne Remondet, Post Office Box 91530, Lafayette, Louisiana 70509, (337) 237-4370, Counsel For Intervenors/Appellants: Ferrellgas, Inc., TIG Insurance Company. Edgar Dean Gankendorff, Oats Hudson, 530 Natchez Suite 250, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, (504) 527-0960, Counsel for Intervenors/Appellants: Continental Insurance Company, Wright Enrichment, Inc. Louis C. LaCour Jr., Adams and Reese, 4500 One Shell Square, New Orleans, Louisiana 70139, (504) 585-0328 Counsel For Defendants/Appellees: Empiregas Inc. of Lake Charles, Empiregas Corporation, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania John E. McElligott Jr., Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier, McElligott Swift, Post Office Drawer 2908, Lafayette, Louisiana 70502-2908, (337) 237-1660, Counsel For Defendants/Appellees: Empiregas Inc. of Lake Charles, Empiregas Corporation, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Larry A. Stewart, Stafford, Stewart Potter, Post Office Box 1711, Alexandria, Louisiana 71309, (318) 487-4910, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee: National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Steven G. Emerson, Thomas H. Davis, Stinson, Morrison, Hecker, 2600 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, (816) 691-2600, Counsel For Defendants/Appellees: Empiregas Inc. of Lake Charles, Empiregas Corporation, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania David R. Frohn, Frohn Thibodeaux, P.O. Box 2090, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70602-2090, (337) 433-5523, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee: National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Bruce D. Beach, Nora M. Stelly, Allen Gooch, P.O. Box 3768, Lafayette, Louisiana 70502-3768, (337) 291-1410, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees: Webstone Company, Inc., Goddard Industries, Inc., United States Fire Ins. Co., North Rivers Insurance Co.

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WOODARD, Judge.

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WOODARD, Judge.

For the reasons assigned this day in Bonin v. Ferrellgas, 02-1031, 855 So.2d 781 (La.App. 3 Cir. 8/6/03), we reverse the judgment of the trial court, and cast the costs of this appeal on Empire.

REVERSED AND RENDERED.

Thibodeaux, J., concurs and assigns written reasons.

WOODARD, Judge.

ON REHEARING

For the reasons assigned this day in Bonin v. Ferrellgas, 02-1031 (La.App. 3 Cir. 8/6/03), 855 So.2d 781, we grant the rehearing in part and deny it in part.

REHEARING GRANTED IN PART, DENIED IN PART.