Legal Opinion
Reggie Elliott v. Amerigas Propane, L.P.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided August 2, 2018No. 2017-CA-00133-SCTPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAXWELL, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:
¶ 1. An undetected flammable gas ignited and caused an explosion at the Elliotts' home. Because the Elliotts believed the flammable gas was natural gas from a broken municipal pipeline, they filed suit against the city. They also sued the chain of vendors that supplied the city with natural gas and related products. But a few years into litigation, the defendants began pointing to the propane gas tank in the Elliotts' yard. The defendants insisted propane gas-not natural gas-was the source and cause of the explosion. While the Elliotts and their experts…
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