Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Home Gas Co. Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 3, 1964No. 38,565PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Knutson, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the trial court denying plaintiffs’ motion for á new trial on the issue of liability only.
The case arises out of a propane gas explosion, which, with the ensuing fire caused' by the explosion, substantially wrecked plaintiffs’ home and caused plaintiff Chester T. Wilson to suffer personal injury.
In 1950, defendant, Home Gas Company, Inc., made an installation of a propane gas system in the home of plaintiffs. The pipes and fittings for the system were furnished and sold by defendant. The installation consisted of an outdoor 500-gallon…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Boutang v. Twin City Motor Bus Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1956
- Barg v. BousfieldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Gould v. Winona Gas Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Manning v. St. Paul Gaslight Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- Evans v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Adams v. Northern Illinois Gas Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 2004
- 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
- Gardner v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Minnesota, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1964
- State Farm Fire & Casualty v. Aquila Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
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