Walcott v. Total Petroleum, Inc.

Opinion by

Judge BRIGGS.

Plaintiffs, Brenda and Dean Walcott, appeal the summary judgment entered against them and in favor of defendant, Total Petroleum, Inc. (Total), on their claims for personal injuries. We affirm.

Plaintiff Brenda Walcott was involved in an argument with a man at a motel. The man left the motel and went to a Total store. At a self-service pump, he dispensed a small amount of gasoline into a paperboard cup, paid for the gasoline inside the store, and returned to the motel. He threw the gasoline on plaintiff and set her afire, causing her severe injuries. The assailant was…