Southern Co., Inc. v. Graham

Frank Holt, Justice.

This is a products liability case. The appellees purchased two gasoline underground storage tanks, gasoline pumps, lines, and other accessory equipment from appellant. These items were installed by the appellant in October of 1975 on appellees’ premises, a drive-in business, which included a laundromat, restaurant, motel, and a house trailer. In July, 1976, the appellees and their customers began to notice the odor of gasoline in the water system. Appellees’ water supply consisted of a 30' deep well located 40' or 50' from the underground storage tanks. This well supplied…