Legal Opinion
Bambus v. Bridgeport Gas Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 14, 1961PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, J.
The plaintiff is the administrator of the estates of Stanley, Mary and Barry Bambus, who died from carbon monoxide poisoning on February 12, 1958. The defendant is a public utility which supplies gas to its customers in the Bridgeport area. In 1953, it converted an oil burning heating unit in the kitchen range at the Bambus apartment to one using natural gas as a fuel. Corrosion caused the flue carrying off the products of combustion to become defective. The decedents, who occupied the apartment, were asphyxiated by carbon monoxide fumes. The plaintiff seeks to recover for their deaths. At…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ardoline v. KeeganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Currie v. Consolidated Railway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1908
- Noebel v. Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- Lurier v. Danbury Bus CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Reid v. . Westchester Lighting Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Zarrelli v. Barnum Festival Society, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1986
- Monahan v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
- Blados v. BladosSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
- Pinto v. SpignerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Leary v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1970
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