Anderson v. AUTOCRAT CORPORATION

In her second amended petition filed in this action in the District Court for Phelps County, Nebraska, on August 22, 1973, plaintiff sought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her as the result of an explosion of a gas heater manufactured by defendant, Autocrat Corporation of New Athens, Illinois. The explosion occurred on the fairgrounds operated by the Harlan County Junior Fair Association at Orleans, Nebraska. We can, and do, take judicial notice of the fact that Orleans, Nebraska, is located in Harlan County, Nebraska. Also made parties defendant in the action were the…