Johnson v. Latimer

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.:

Each of the eight actions consolidated in these appeals is an action seeking damages for personal injuries and for wrongful death suffered by plaintiffs (appellees and cross-appellants) and their decedents as a result of alleged asphyxiation of plaintiffs and their decedents by carbon monoxide escaping from a floor furnace manufactured by defendant (appellee) Coleman Co., Inc., sold by defendant (appellant) Ross Latimer, installed by defendants (appellants) Ross Latimer and Dale Bitler, and serviced by defendant (appellant) Seacat’s Gas…