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Eagle Pipe and Supply, Inc. v. Amerada Hess Corporation

La.October 26, 2011No. 2010-C-2267, 2010-C-2272, 2010-C-2275, 2010-C-2279, 2010-C-2289Cited 86 times

Case Details

Judge(s)
Lobrano, Knoll, Johnson, Victory, Weimer, Guidry, Clark
Status
Published
Procedural Posture
appeal

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Outcome

The Louisiana Supreme Court reversed the appellate court's decision and reinstated the trial court's dismissal of the plaintiff's claims, holding that a subsequent purchaser of property has no right to sue third parties for non-apparent property damage inflicted before the sale absent assignment or subrogation of rights.

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