Legal Opinion
Andren v. White-Rodgers Co.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided January 22, 1991No. CX-90-1755PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHORT, Judge.
This products liability action arises from a liquid propane gas explosion in Robert Andren’s cabin. On appeal from a grant of summary judgment, Andren argues the trial court erred in deciding his lighting of a cigarette in a basement filled with gas was a legal bar to recovery. We disagree and affirm.
*104FACTS
Andren owned a lake cabin which was heated by liquid propane (LP) gas. A line ran from an LP tank outside the cabin to a space heater in the basement. Andren bought the space heater in used condition in 1982 and installed it himself. The heater operated for several…
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