Sheffield v. Kirkley

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Louise Kirkley brought suit against Betty Jean Sheffield to recover damages for the wrongful death of her husband, Raymond Kirkley, Sr. Kirkley was killed in an explosion which occurred at The Auto Clinic, a business owned and operated by Betty Jean Sheffield and managed by her husband, Warren Sheffield. Shortly before the explosion an employee directed Kirkley to the area where Sheffield was working. The explosion resulted from the negligence of Warren Sheffield when he attempted to connect an oxygen tank with a maximum of 2,015 pounds per square inch pressure into a…