Rego Co. v. Brannon

OPINION

BULLOCK, Justice.

Rego appeals from a trial court judgment rendered on a jury verdict, awarding the appellee $205,000 in damages and post-judgment interest at an annual rate of 10%. We affirm.

The appellee purchased a pressurized propane gas cylinder in February, 1977, to fuel the stoves in his barbeque restaurant. In August, 1978, the appellee took the cylinder to a propane filling station, had it filled with propane gas, placed it in the rear of his hatchback automobile, and drove to his restaurant. He parked the automobile outside the building and left it there all day. When he…