PPG Industries, Inc. v. Bean Dredging

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• dredging contractor who negligently damaged a natural gas pipeline was not liable for economic losses incurred by pipeline owner’s contract customer who had to seek and obtain gas from another source pending repair
• recovery of economic loss for negligent interference with contractual relations
• \... the rule of law which prohibits negligent damage to property does not necessarily require that a party who negligently causes injury to property must be held legally responsible to all persons for all damages flowing in a `but for' sequence from the negligent conduct.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

71 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Roberts v. Benoit
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1992-05-28· cited 438×
• Harris v. Pizza Hut of Louisiana, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1984-09-10· cited 317×
• Lejeune v. Rayne Branch Hosp.
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1990-02-05· cited 264×
• 9 to 5 Fashions, Inc. v. Spurney
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1989-01-30· cited 203×
• Pitre v. Opelousas General Hosp.
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1988-09-12· cited 180×
• Borden, Inc. v. Howard Trucking Co., Inc.
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1984-06-29· cited 142×
• Eagle Pipe and Supply, Inc. v. Amerada Hess Corporation
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 2011-10-26· cited 97×
• Consolidated Aluminum Corp. v. C.F. Bean Corp.
  Fifth Circuit· 1988-01-05· cited 94×
• Louisiana ex rel. Guste v. M/V Testbank
  Fifth Circuit· 1985-02-11· cited 94×
• King v. Louviere
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1989-05-01· cited 90×
• Board of Commissioners v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 2017-03-03· cited 62×
• Cleco Corp. v. Johnson
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 2001-09-18· cited 61×
• Forest v. STATE EX REL. LOUISIANA DEPT. OF TRANSP. AND DEV.
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1986-09-08· cited 58×
• Trahan v. McManus
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1999-03-02· cited 58×
• Maw Enterprises, L.L.C. v. City of Marksville
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 2014-09-03· cited 50×
• State of Louisiana v. Testbank
  Fifth Circuit· 1985-02-11· cited 45×
• Lewis v. Aluminum Co. of America
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1991-10-15· cited 36×
• Wiltz v. BAYER CROPSCIENCE, LTD. PARTNERSHIP
  Fifth Circuit· 2011-06-28· cited 33×
• Eximco, Inc., John D. Spears, Joseph D. Michelli and Rufus I. Davis v. The Trane Company and Shepherd Sales & Service, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1984-07-30· cited 33×
• Tallo v. Stroh Brewery Co.
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1989-05-09· cited 32×

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Hill v. Lundin & Associates, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1972-01-17· cited 459×
• Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. Flint
  Supreme Court· 1927-12-12· cited 452×
• Entrevia v. Hood
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1983-02-23· cited 351×
• Forcum-James Co. v. Duke Transportation Co.
  Supreme Court of Louisiana· 1957-01-21· cited 59×
• PPG Industries, Inc. v. Bean Dredging Corp.
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1982-11-05· cited 14×
• Desormeaux v. Central Industries, Inc.
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1976-09-29· cited 13×
• Messina v. Sheraton Corporation of America
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1974-03-08· cited 7×