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Searle v. Suburban Propane Division of Quantum Chemical Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 6, 2000PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Mercure, J. P.

Paul Searle (hereinafter decedent) was fatally injured in a propane explosion that occurred on March 5, 1994 at his residence in the Town of Tully, Onondaga County. Defendant *337installed the propane transmission system at the Searle residence in January 1994, as a replacement for a system that had been previously installed by another propane vendor. As with the prior system, defendant installed piping from the outdoor propane storage tank along the ground to the edge of the house, then underneath a wood deck and through the exterior wall of the house into the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Voss v. Black & Decker Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Denny v. Ford Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. Lancaster Silo & Block Co. v. Northern Propane Gas Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  4. De Witt Properties, Inc. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. Fogal v. Genesee HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Colon Ex Rel. Molina v. Bic USA, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2001
  2. Apodaca v. AAA Gas Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2003
  3. Tears v. Bos. Scientific Corp.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 2018
  4. Abbatiello v. Monsanto Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 2007
  5. Santoro Ex Rel. Santoro v. DonnellyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2004

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