Legal Opinion
Hendrix v. Phillips Petroleum Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided April 12, 1969No. 45,297 and 45,298 (CONSOLIDATED)PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Kaul, J.:
These two consolidated cases stem from an explosion of liquified petroleum gas (hereafter referred to as L. P. gas) in the farm home of R. C. and Charlotte Dykeman on July 31, 1963. As a result of the explosion John B. Hendrix was killed, Lester O. Garrett and R. C. Dykeman suffered personal injuries, and the Dykeman home was destroyed.
John B. Hendrix, deceased, and Garrett were employees of the Hentzen Construction Company, which specializes in the repair of fire damaged property. At the time of the explosion, Hendrix and Garrett were engaged…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Hulke v. International Manufacturing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1957
- Peak Drilling Co. v. Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954
- Greep v. BrunsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1945
- Thompson v. NormanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1967
- E. L. Farmer & Company, a Corporation v. Marshall W. Hooks and American Motorists Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Jones v. Hittle Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1976
- Brown v. Wichita State UniversitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1975
- Henderson v. HassurSupreme Court of Kansas · 1979
- Commonwealth v. JamesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Highland Lumber Co., Inc. v. KnudsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976
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