Charlton v. Day Island Marina, Inc.

Plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment dismissing their claims of negligence, strict liability, tort of outrage and vicarious liability. We affirm.

On January 13, 1980, Louis Edwin Nelson and Christine L. Charlton died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning after being overcome by exhaust fumes from a boat engine running within a boathouse. Plaintiffs are the family members of Christine and Louis and the personal representatives of their estates. The defendant is Day Island Marina, Inc. (Day Island). Also a defendant below, but not a party to this appeal, was Burns International Security…