Hohlenkamp v. Rheem Manufacturing Co.

OPINION

HOWARD, Chief Judge.

This is the second round in this court for this products liability case involving a water heater. In the case of Hohlenkamp v. Rheem Manufacturing Company, 123 Ariz. 535, 601 P.2d 298 (App.1979), we reversed a summary judgment in favor of the manufacturer.

The trial record shows that in February 1958, Mr. and Mrs. Hohlenkamp purchased and took up residence in their new home in Tucson. It contained a Rheem gas-fired hot water heater which was located in a 6' X 10' utility-storage room along with a washing machine and a furnace. For the four years prior to the fire…