Legal Opinion
Bowling Green Municipal Utilities v. Atmos Energy Corp.
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided April 27, 1999No. 97-SC-300-DG, 97-SC-312-DG, 97-SC-302-DG, 97-SC-306-DGPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Justice.
These cases arose out of a natural gas explosion and resulting fire that occurred on January 19, 1994 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Four houses were destroyed, along with appreciable personalty, and two individuals suffered physical injuries.
Initially, only Atmos Energy Corporation, d/b/a Western Kentucky Gas (WKG), was named as defendant. By various impleaders, Bowling Green Municipal Utilities (BGMU), Scotty’s Stone and Contracting (Scotty’s) and GRW Engineering (GRW) were added as defendants. Over the objection of the plaintiffs, the cases were consolidated for trial.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Deutsch v. SheinKentucky Supreme Court · 1980
- Horton v. Union Light, Heat & Power Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1985
- Williams v. WilsonKentucky Supreme Court · 1998
- Thomas v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1993
- Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. CookKentucky Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Sommerkamp v. LintonKentucky Supreme Court · 2003
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