Pfannenstiel v. Central Kansas Power Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.:

This was an action to recover damages to the plaintiff’s real and personal property resulting from a gas explosion in the basement of his house. To identify the defendants below, Hunter Construction Company, Inc., is referred to as Hunter; The Central Kansas Power Company is referred to as the power company, and Eugenia Pfannenstiel is referred to as Eugenia.

The appeal is from the district court’s order of September 1, 1959, overruling the appellant Hunter’s motion to dismiss the action; to strike the answer of Eugenia and to dismiss her as…