Trimble, Administrator v. Coleman Co., Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

The action from which this appeal stems was brought by the administrator of the estates of James T. Griffin and Inez Irene Griffin against The Coleman Company, Inc. and Dean Gilley, Sr. to recover damages for the wrongful deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Griffin. A gas heating stove was purchased by them and was installed in the Griffin home shortly before their deaths. The apparent cause of their deaths was carbon monoxide poisoning.

The action is based upon specific charges of negligence made against The Coleman Company, Inc., manufacturers of the…