Legal Opinion
Butcher v. Robertshaw Controls Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided July 31, 1981No. Civ. HM81-72PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HERBERT F. MURRAY, District Judge.
Plaintiff Patrick A. Butcher and his wife filed the instant action seeking damages for severe burns sustained by Patrick A. Butcher over 85% of his body as a result of an explosion of a gas-run hot water heater. The explosion and resulting fire were caused by the ignition of propane gas which had leaked from the heater or its controls. The heater was manufactured by the defendant Rheem Manufacturing Company, T/A Ruud Manufacturing Company, and was equipped with an automatic gas shutoff device manufactured by the defendant Robertshaw Controls…
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