Legal Opinion
Tratchel v. Essex Group, Inc.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 7, 1990No. 88-1393PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHULTZ, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered against Essex Group, Inc. (Essex), a manufacturer of a gas control unit. Carl Tratchel and his mother Dorothy Tratchel were severely injured as a result of a liquid petroleum (LP) gas explosion.
Carl and his wife Judy Tratchel purchased a Lennox gas furnace for their house in March 1982. The furnace was equipped with a gas control unit, the SX242, manufactured by Essex. The Trat-chels subsequently moved, apparently turning off the gas furnace, water heater and stove. On October 13, 1983, Carl and his mother went to the house to do some…
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