Eaton v. BLUE FLAME GAS COMPANY

Vernon Eaton brought suit in the Superior Court of Whitfield County for damages arising from his house and furnishings being destroyed by fire, which fire, it is alleged, started from a propane-gas furnace installed in the plaintiff’s house by the defendant, Blue Flame Gas Company, Inc. The plaintiff in his petition says that the defendant was negligent as hereinafter shown. The plaintiff then sets forth that he purchased the furnace from the defendant who had assured him as an expert that the furnace would operate properly. The defendant installed the furnace, started it burning, and…