Legal Opinion
Bellefuil v. WILLMAR GAS CO. INC.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 5, 1954No. 36,222PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Matson, Justice.
Plaintiff in a wrongful death action appeals from a judgment in favor of defendant.
On May 16,1948, Albin E. Bellefuil was fatally injured as a result of an explosion of an automatic gas water heater in his home. The defendant, Willmar Gas Co., Inc., supplied the gas for the heater but did not own, control, or install it. In October of 1947 the pilot light on the automatic water heater went out. This failure of the pilot light was reported to the defendant. However, before the defendant’s serviceman arrived, plaintiff turned off the gas supply, aired out the cellar, and…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Schmeer v. . Gas Light Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Graham v. North Carolina Butane Gas Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
- McClure v. Hoopeston Gas & Electric Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1922
- Clare v. Bond County Gas Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1934
- Okmulgee Gas Co. v. KellySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Jerry Simpson v. Skelly Oil Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Mahowald v. Minnesota Gas Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- State Farm Fire & Casualty v. Aquila Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
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