Chilton Butane Gas, Inc. v. Marcus

McCALL, Justice.

This action was brought by Connie Marcus, a minor, suing by her mother and next friend, Barbara Cleckler, for personal injuries suffered by her when the home she shared with her mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Cleckler, exploded. The defendant, Chilton Butane Gas, Inc., a corporation, here appeals from a judgment entered on the jury verdict for plaintiff and from the judgment overruling its motion for new trial.

At the time of the accident, January 15, 1969, the home which six-year-old Connie Marcus shared with the Clecklers was equipped with a small space heater. The…