Legal Opinion
Willey v. Fyrogas Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided September 8, 1952No. 42690PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, C.
The plaintiff’s husband, William H. Willey, was injured and died as the result of an explosion of propane gas in the basement of their home. The explosion occurred on August 24, 1948 as Mr. Willey attempted to relight the pilot light on an automatic hot water heater. The plaintiff, Mrs. Willey, claims that the gas escaped and accumulated in the basement by reason of a defective automatic cutoff valve on the heater. Because of their alleged negligence with respect to the defective automatic cutoff valve and Mr. Willey’s resulting wrongful death Mrs. Willey instituted this action…
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- Marsh Wood Products Co. v. Babcock & Wilcox Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1932
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