Grissom v. Handley

TITUS, Judge.

An explosion of fire which injured plaintiff in a bean field on November 13, 1962, near Hayti, Pemiscot County, Missouri, provoked this lawsuit and a $15,000 verdict and judgment in his favor. On appeal the defendant, a retailer of propane (a liquid petroleum gas), successfully convinced all judges here plaintiff had not made a sub-missible case in the trial court. A difference existed, however, as to whether the cause should be reversed outright or reversed and remanded. Defendant’s motion for rehearing was granted, the parties have offered their supplemental briefs and…