Stumpf v. Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co.

Appeal from a judgment entered upon verdict for defendants in an action for $75,000 damages for personal injuries.

Plaintiff-appellant, an employee of the Consolidated Electric Co-operative (hereinafter referred to as "REA"), was injured when the explosion of a dynamite charge burst the high-pressure gas pipeline of defendant-respondent, Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "defendant Company"). The escaping gas was ignited by the explosion, and flames enveloped plaintiff. The explosion occurred at a point south of State Highway Route 22 in Audrain County,…