Puckett v. Empire Stove Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE WELCH

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Richard D. Puckett, brought an action in the circuit court of St. Clair County to recover for personal injuries incurred in a fire which broke out in the house he was renting from defendants, Honoré Ghibaudy and Florence Ghibaudy (hereinafter Ghibaudys). Plaintiff alleged that the fire was caused by the defective condition of a floor furnace manufactured by defendant Empire Stove Company and installed by defendant Honoré Ghibaudy.

Count I of plaintiff’s complaint was directed to Empire Stove Company (hereinafter referred to…