Legal Opinion
White Auto Stores, Inc. v. Reyes
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1955No. 4978PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Circuit Judge.
On May 11, 1953, a butane gas explosion occurred at the home of the plaintiffs, Juan Reyes and his wife, Jo-vita Reyes, causing the death of their four minor children, and serious and painful burns and permanent injuries to Mrs. Reyes. The home in which the explosion occurred was owned by Stahmann Farms, Inc., and was equipped for the use of butane gas. The defendant, White Auto Stores, Inc., had sold the plaintiffs a gas stove and the explosion occurred while one of its employees was testing the stove for gas leaks after he had connected it to the gas system.
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2Cases cited28 opinions
- Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Fanciullo v. B. G. & S. Theatre Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Greenfield v. BruskasNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1937
- Miera v. GeorgeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1951
- Oman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by4 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, Local 10Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Nabors v. Harwood Homes, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
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- White Auto Stores v. ReyesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955