Tillotson v. Abbott

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

This action was brought to recover for injuries to and death of Beverly Jean Stiger resulting from burns received in an apartment rented by her from the defendant. Her clothing was ignited by contact with an open-faced radiant gas heater located in the living room of her apartment. She had lived there from August 1965 to March 1966 when this tragedy occurred.

The trial court sustained defendant’s motion for judgment at the close of plaintiff’s evidence.

The particular heater is described in the record as an open-faced radiant gas heater. When…