Legal Opinion
Hammond v. Nebraska Natural Gas Co.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided July 17, 1979No. 42113PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoslaugh, J.
The Pathfinder Hotel, located at the corner of Sixth and Broad Streets in Fremont, Nebraska, was destroyed by an explosion and fire on January 10, 1976. Subsequent investigation disclosed that the explosion and resulting fire were caused by natural gas escaping from a main at Sixth and Broad Streets which had entered the basement of the hotel.
This action was commenced by the owner of the hotel against The Nebraska Natural Gas Company (Gas Co.) and E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company, Inc., (duPont) to recover the damages resulting from the destruction of the hotel and its contents. The jury…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Haysom v. Coleman Lantern Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1978
- Mattson v. Central Electric & Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
- Fonda v. Northwestern Public Service Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1940
- Fonda v. Northwestern Public Service Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1938
- Whittington v. Nebraska Natural Gas Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Blueflame Gas, Inc. v. Van HooseSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
- Strong v. E. I. DuPont de Nemours Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Foster v. City of KeyserWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1997
- Kopecky v. National Farms, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1994
- Lemke v. Metropolitan Utilities DistrictNebraska Supreme Court · 1993
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