Vandenberg v. Loseth

OPINION

QUIST, District Judge.

Plaintiff Jack VanDenBerg was severely burned when propane gas exploded in a well-pit he entered while helping to open a summer cottage in April 1991. This diversity action for personal injury damages includes claims against the owners of the cottage in which the accident occurred, H. Benjamin and Diane Loseth (the Loseth defendants); the owners of the neighboring cottage whose gas line was the source of the leak, Thomas and Lou Anne Miller (the Millers); Ziehm LP Gas Sales and Service, Inc. (Ziehm), the company that installed the Miller’s propane tank and routed…