Thompson v. Crownover

While I agree with the conclusions reached by the majority in Divisions 1 and 4, but not with the reasoning contained therein, I must dissent as to Divisions 2, 3, and 5, and I write separately to fully explain my disagreement with the majority opinion.

On January 19, 1984, a cold winter morning, Beverly Jean Thompson, appellant, suffered disfigurement and disability as a result of second and third degree burns over 36 percent of her body, which she sustained when her dress caught fire while she was warming herself in front of a bedroom space heater. At the time of her injury, she was renting…