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Opinions in Louisiana that cite Fontenot v. Magnolia Petroleum Co., 80 So. 2d 845.

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Edwards v. United Gas Pipeline Co. 164 So. 2d 108 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1964
In support, , ; Devoke v. Yazoo & M. V. R. Co., 211 La.
Adams v. Grigsby 152 So. 2d 619 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1963
729 , ; Fontenot v. Magnolia Petroleum Company, et al., , , and Wright v. Superior Oil Company (La.App.
Wright v. Superior Oil Company 138 So. 2d 688 La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 1962
Pate v. Western Geophysical Co. of America, La.App., .
Maryland Casualty Company v. Rittiner 133 So. 2d 172 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 1961
the Court said, in applying the doctrine of liability without fault under LSA-C.C.
Gremillion v. C. & L. Construction Co. 125 So. 2d 198 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1960
121 , ; Givens v. Town of Ruston, La.App.1951, ; Fontenot v. Magnolia Petroleum Co., 1955, , ; Holmes v. LeCour Corp., La.App.1958, .
Williams v. American Mutual Liability Insurance 121 So. 2d 545 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1960
In that case the Court said that “The casual and careless throwing of a match is an act much more usual, and hence to be expected, than is the deliberate applying of a lighted match to the bunghole of a steel drum, in an endeavor to show that the drum had never been used.” , would be controlling of the issues with which we are presently concerned.
Langlinais v. Geophysical Service, Inc. 111 So. 2d 781 La. 1959
In seeking to uphold the award of damages herein counsel for plaintiff contend that the defendant is liable (1) , , and (2) because plaintiff has established gross negligence on the part of the defendant, and (3) because the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur is applicable and the defendant has not rebutted the inference of negligence which arises thereunder.
Town of Jackson v. Mounger Motors 98 So. 2d 697 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1957
866, , noted, 16 La.Law Rev. 590; Jones v. Morgan, La.App.
Jeansonne v. Cox 96 So. 2d 557 La. 1957
t of their claim for damages, plaintiffs-appellees rely upon Article 667 of the LSA-Civil Code which provides that “Although a proprietor may do with his estate whatever he pleases, still he can not make any work on it, which may deprive his neighbor of the liberty of enjoying his own, or which may be the cause of any damag'e to him.” , ; Beauvais v. D. C. Transport, La.App., Galouye v. A. R. Blossman, Inc., La.App., ; Roche v. St.
Gotreaux v. Gary 94 So. 2d 293 La. 1957
the defendants were free of negligence.
Pate v. Western Geophysical Co. of America 91 So. 2d 431 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 1956
Diametrically opposed to defendant's theory and contention is the conclusion reached by the Supreme Court in Fontenot *434 v. Magnolia Petroleum Co., , , that similar geophysical exploratory operations, where only 10 pound quantities of the explosives were used, approximately one-half of the charges used in the instant cases, did cause similar damages, such as cracks in the walls, ceilings and areas connected with windows and doors and broken conc