Legal Opinion
Becker v. Central Telephone and Utilities Corporation
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided October 23, 1973No. CIV 73-4003PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
NICHOL, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs recovered judgment against defendants Hood Corporation (a contractor), Central Telephone & Utilities Corporation (Cengas, a utility which distributes gas), and Black & Veatch Consulting Engineers. Plaintiffs recovered for property damage caused by an explosion of gas which leaked from a Cengas pipeline. The pipeline was installed in 1968; the explosion occurred in 1971. All defendants were found causally negligent by a jury.
It was agreed by the parties that the question of indemnity would be tried to the court and three basic issues are here…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. SeckingerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Builders Supply Co. v. McCabeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Cahill Bros., Inc. v. Clementina Co.California Court of Appeal · 1962
- Inman v. Binghamton Housing AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
- Degen v. BaymanSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Peter Fabrics, Inc. v. S.S. "Hermes"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Vallejos v. C. E. Glass Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
- Oxford Shipping Co., Ltd. v. New Hampshire Trading Corp., Oxford Shipping Co., Ltd. v. New Hampshire Trading Corp., Avon Trading Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Rental Storage & Transit Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1975
- E. G. Becker, D/B/A Rent-It-Center v. Black & Veatch Consulting Engineers, E. G. Becker, D/B/A Rent-It-Center v. Hood CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
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