Legal Opinion
Van Hoose v. Blueflame Gas, Inc.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided March 8, 1982No. 78-465PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRSHBAUM, Judge.
Plaintiffs, husband and wife, appeal a judgment entered against them upon a jury verdict in an action for personal injuries based upon an explosion and flash fire which occurred as the husband attempted to light a hot water heater in the basement of plaintiffs’ Pueblo, Colorado, home. We reverse.
The record reveals that prior to the accident plaintiffs had purchased a quantity of liquified petroleum (L.P.) gas from defendant Blueflame Gas, Inc., a retail supplier of such gas. Defendants Diamond Shamrock Corporation and Phillips Petroleum Co., wholesale manufacturers and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Metropolitan Gas Repair Service, Inc. v. KulikSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
- FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1977
- Prutch v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1980
- Grange Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. Golden Gas Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1956
- Kulik v. Public Service Co. of ColoradoColorado Court of Appeals · 1979
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Thirsk v. Ethicon, Inc.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1983
- Mannhard v. Clear Creek Skiing Corp.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1983