La Chance v. Thermogas Co. of Lena

Thermogas Company of Lena appeals a judgment awarding Ralph La Chance damages for injuries he sustained in an LP gas explosion that occurred when he tried to relight a gas torch in a wetwell containing an accumulation of propane. Thermogas supplied the propane for the construction project. La Chance contends that Thermogas negligently failed to warn of the dangerous propensities of LP gas. The following issues are raised:

1. Whether Thermogas owed a duty to La Chance.

2. If so, whether Thermogas breached this legal duty.

3. Whether public policy requires that there be no liability.

4. Whether the…