Petroleum Rental Tools, Inc. v. Hal Oil & Gas Co.

Supreme Court of Louisiana
Petroleum Rental Tools, Inc. v. Hal Oil & Gas Co., 683 So. 2d 253 (La. 1996)
1996 La. LEXIS 3073; 1996 WL 658968
Victory

Petroleum Rental Tools, Inc. v. Hal Oil & Gas Co.

Opinion of the Court

In re Petroleum Rental Tools, Inc.; Ron Bridges & Associates, Inc.; — Plaintiffs); Ap*254plying for Writ of Certiorari and/or Review; Parish of Lafourche, 17th Judicial District Court, Div. “C”, No. 66722; to the Court of Appeal, First Circuit, Nos. CA95 1820, CA95 1821.

Granted. Judgment of the court of appeal is vacated and set aside. Case remanded to the court of appeal to reconsider Tadlock’s percentage of fault as a non-party to the tort suit pursuant to La.Code Civ.P. art. 1812. Further, the court of appeal should reconsider whether the dismissal of relators’ third party demand against Tadloek was preserved on appeal, since it appears relators appealed the entire judgment, which may have encompassed the dismissal of the third party demand.

VICTORY, J., not on panel.

Reference

Full Case Name
PETROLEUM RENTAL TOOLS, INC. v. HAL OIL & GAS COMPANY, INC. and Texaco, Inc. RON B. BRIDGES & ASSOCIATES, INC. v. HAL OIL & GAS COMPANY, INC., and Texaco, Inc.
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