Borrow v. El Dorado Lodge, Inc.

LOCKWOOD, Superior Court Judge.

This case arose by an action by Peter P. Borrow and Edith Borrow, husband and wife, for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by Peter P. Borrow, as the result of burns caused by an explosion caused by the ignition of gasoline fumes while plaintiff Peter P. Borrow was engaged in cleaning a surge tank on the premises owned by the defendant El Dorado Lodge, Inc., a corporation. The defendant Jack Taub was an officer of the corporation.

The matter was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs and against the defendants in…