Syn, Inc. v. Beebe

HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

I. Facts

This appeal arises from an action for contribution by Syn, Inc., formerly Synergy, Inc. (“Syn”), a propane gas supplier, and Elizabeth Beebe (“Beebe”), the owner and landlord of a mobile home that suffered a gas explosion. The heart of the issue on appeal is instructional error. The facts remain hotly contested. Both parties have appealed.

Beebe owned a trailer on a parcel of land in Warsaw, Missouri. The mobile home was connected to a propane gas tank and delivery system installed by Syn. The propane system had two regulators to reduce the pressure of gas…