Legal Opinion
Armstrong v. Mailand
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 9, 1979No. 48380PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TODD, Justice.
On January 11, 1974, a fire occurred at a liquified petroleum (LP) gas storage facility. The facility was located at an apartment complex and LP gas was being delivered at the time. The fire started at the delivery truck. After the fire department arrived, the fire spread to the 11,000-gallon storage tank. While the fire was being fought, the LP storage tank exploded, killing three firemen. There is evidence of negligence, fire code violations, and product defects attributable to some of the defendants. The trial court granted summary judgment to the defendants under the…
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