Coleman v. Rabb

BARROW, Chief Justice.

Appellant Hazel Veony Coleman, individually and as next friend of Allen Scott Coleman, brought this suit against appel-lees, Fletcher Rabb, d/b/a Vapo Gas and Appliance Co. and his employee, Les Trex-ler, to recover damages for the death of her husband, Mike Coleman, as the result of burns sustained in a flash explosion while Coleman’s household butane tank was being refilled. A take-nothing judgment was entered after a jury trial. The parties will be hereafter referred to as in the trial court.

The crucial jury findings are: (3) that on January 3, 1968, Trexler put gas…