Legal Opinion
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. v. Barton Solvents, Inc.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 1, 2014No. 26956PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ZINTER, Justice.
[IT 1.] A.H. Meyer & Sons, Inc. (A.H. Meyer) owned and operated a honey and beeswax processing plant that exploded. The explosion was caused by heptane vapors that were ignited by an electrical switch in the plant. Nationwide Mutual Insurance (Nationwide) paid for the damage and filed suit seeking subrogation from the supplier and the manufacturer of the heptane. Nationwide pleaded causes of action for strict liability and negligence premised on the theory that the defendants failed to adequately warn of heptane’s dangers. Nationwide also pleaded causes of action for breach of…
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