Legal Opinion
Schmidt v. Plains Electric, Inc.
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 11, 1979No. Civ. 9553, 9554PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAND, Justice.
On 12 January 1974 a fire completely destroyed eight units of a motel located on the outskirts of Minot. The district court concluded the fire was caused by the malfunction or faulty design of an electric wall heater manufactured and supplied by McGraw-Edison Company and installed by Plains Electric, Inc. Judgment was entered accordingly, from which both McGraw-Edi-son and Plains Electric appealed.
In 1973, the plaintiffs, Lawrence and Pat Schmidt, were the owners of a motel business called Pat’s Motel. The units of that motel were heated by propane gas. In response to a rumored…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- In Re Estate of ElmerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1973
- Shirley J. Lindsay, of the Estate of John Douglas Lindsay, Deceased v. McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Francis J. Langford, Individually and as Natural Guardian of Frank P. Langford, an Infant v. Chrysler Motors Corp., and Woodbridge Dodge, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Olson v. A. W. Chesterton Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1977
- City of Bismarck v. ThomNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Williams v. WilliamsNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
- Schmidkunz v. SchmidkunzNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
- Dietz v. WallerArizona Supreme Court · 1984
- Doe v. University of MichiganDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1989
- Byron v. Gerring Industries, Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1982
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