Legal Opinion
Christensen v. Great Plains Gas Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 2, 1969No. 19613PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.
Melody C. Christensen,1 plaintiff-appellee, suffered a total loss to her new mobile home and its contents as a result of a fire. She brought this action against Great Plains Gas Company, Elcona Homes Corporation and Valley Homes and Furniture, Inc., alleging that various acts of negligence in the installation, connection and testing of a gas stove and system in her mobile home resulted in a gas leakage which caused the fire. Jurisdiction was not obtained upon Valley Homes and Furniture, Inc.
The case was tried to the district court sitting without a jury. The court found…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Lundgren v. FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Cleo Syrup Corporation v. Coca-Cola Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- Jesse Freeman v. The Gould Special School District of Lincoln County, ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- Donald Feeley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
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- Allied Van Lines, Inc. v. Small Business AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
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- Robert W. Jackson v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, Marvin Rice, Virgil Erickson and John FetzerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
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