Burger v. Burger

Maxine Burger operated a restaurant in Sun Valley, which lies within Los Angeles. The property was leased to her by its owner, H. W. Peavler. On August 13, 1951, she attempted to remove the asphalt tile from her kitchen floor. After she had succeeded with tools in clearing out the tile, it was necessary to clean a tarry substance from the concrete. Cleansers having failed, she applied gasoline; first one gallon, then two. Her father, Dee Harper, and her intimate, Benny Burger, entered the kitchen while the volatile fluid was on the floor. At 4 p. m. an explosion occurred. Dee Harper was…